The Finn was ranked 4/6 in the Diamond League final.
Winning is always interesting and we go for the best result of the season, he said Wilma Murto In an interview with CMore before the Diamond League Finals in Eugene.
The final result was a big disappointment for the Finn compared to the aforementioned comment. Murto was ranked 4/6 in 471 competitions.
The Finn exceeded the starting height by 441 centimeters on his first, 456 on his second and 471 on his third.
From a height of 481, Murto dropped once until he missed two attempts at a height of 486 centimeters. It was also too much for the Finn this time.
– There were a few problems with the running rhythm. Couldn’t get the runs to come evenly, sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn’t. It was unfortunate that the 471 went last because after that the next jumps came so quickly with so few competitors, Murro coach Jarno Koivunen summed up the competition in the Sports Association’s bulletin.
About 3,750 euros went to Varsinais-Suomi in prize money.
– It was quite challenging when there were only six jumpers. It felt like you could be jumping every second minute. There was talk among the jumpers that it could have been a more relaxed pace, Murto stated in the press release.
– After 471, the first jump of 481 came really quickly and that’s why I moved the next two jumps to 486. I changed to that soap and it was determined that if I get a good jump, 486 will go.
Behind the curtain of the event, the host country won Katie Moon. Slovenia took second place Tina Sutej. With identical protocols, the women ended up with a result of 481, i.e. both dropped 486 centimeters from the third time. The profit was not shared, but the replay was jumped. Moon went over from height 486, Sutej didn’t.
An experienced Yankee finished third on Saturday Sandy Morris (471 in the first over).
It was remarkable in the final that the world champion and the super hit at the end of the summer was Australia Nina Kennedy softened to fifth with a result of 456 cents.
A variable season
Salo’s 2023 competition season on outdoor tracks started sluggishly in the Doha Diamond League on May 5, when he finished ninth in the competition with a result of 430 cents. The second diamond race of the season in Florence at the beginning of June was also sticky: result 451 and ranking sixth.
After that, the fun began, when the Finn jumped at least 461 centimeters, equal in all competitions. The only “work accident” happened in the Zurich Diamond League at the end of August, when Murto was left without a result.
Murto was fourth in the Paris Diamond League (461), second in Lausanne (477) and winner in London (480). The Finn won bronze (480) at the World Championships in Budapest.
– I am satisfied with the season as a whole. The base level rose, although such a spike was missing. 480 is not what there was capacity for. But a good basic level is what makes it possible to compete for medal positions, Murto commented.
Murro’s record is 485 from the European Championship finals of the 2022 season. The best result of the 2023 season was 480 cents.
Wilma Murro’s 2023 competition season is over. PASI LEISMA