Annimari Korte

{{short description|Finnish hurdler and journalist}}

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|fullname = Annimari Katriina Korte

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|nationality = Finnish

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|4|8}}

|birth_place = Kirkkonummi, Finland

|residence = Valencia, Spain

|website = http://www.annimari.fi

|country = {{FIN}}

|sport = Athletics

|event = 100m hurdles

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|club = HIFK

|pb = 100m hurdles: 12.72 s (Joensuu 2019)

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|weight ={{cvt|52|kg}}

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Annimari Katriina Korte OLY (born 8 April 1988 in Kirkkonummi, Finland) is a Finnish 100 meter hurdler and a sports journalist.{{cite web |title=Biography - Annimari Korte |url=http://www.annimari.fi/bio/ |publisher=annimari.fi |accessdate=21 June 2019 |language=fi}} Her personal best and the former national record (24 July 2019 in Joensuu) of 12.72 makes her the second fastest Finnish woman of all time in 100 meter hurdles. She had to retire from athletics in 2012 due to illnesses. She was diagnosed with an eosinophilic esophagitis and Tietze syndrome. She started athletics again in 2017. She represented Finland at the 2019 World Championships Women's 100 metres hurdles and qualified for the semi-finals.{{Cite web |url=http://worldathletics.org/athletes/athlete=207564 |title=World Athletics results |access-date=18 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826190458/http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATW011900_C74A.pdf |archive-date=26 August 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}

She represented Finland at the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web|date=2021-03-22|title=Tokio 2020: Suomen joukkueen olympiapaikat, karsintojen aikataulut ja kisoihin valitut urheilijat|url=https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/mita-on-tapahtunut-suomi-saamassa-massiivisen-yleisurheilujoukkueen-tokioon-katso-eri-lajien-kisapaikkojen-tilanne/8094618|access-date=2021-04-11|website=mtvuutiset.fi|language=fi}}

She has a Master's degree in Sports Journalism from St Mary's University in London and a Bachelor's degree in Communication Studies from Clemson University. She has also studied in University of Georgia and San Diego State University.