Wilma Murto: Pole Vault – Red Bull Athlete Profile
Wilma Murto poses for portrait in Turku, Finland on September 3, 2020.
Wilma Murto poses for a portrait in Turku, Finland on September 3, 2020.

Wilma
Murto

Finland

Finland

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Athletics

Holder of the indoor under-20 world record and now excelling at senior level, Finnish pole vaulter Wilma Murto is on her way to the very top.

Date of birth

11 June 1998

Place of birth

Kuusjoki

Age

25

Nationality

Finland

Finland

Career start

2012

Disciplines

Pole Vault

Wilma Murto is one of the world's bright young stars in the pole vault. Hailing from Kuusjoki in Finland and representing the Salon Vilpas club, she's a multiple national record holder and the holder of the world indoor under-20 record for the pole vault.

Wilma's record-breaking jump of 4.71m was set in Germany back in January 2016 when she was just 17 years old, less than two years after making her debut at the 2014 World Junior Athletics Championships.