Heta Tuuri

In July 2013, Tuuri competed at the European U20 Championships in Rieti, where she placed 10th with a jump of 1.78 meters.{{cite web |url=https://www.european-athletics.com/historical-data/calendar-results/7049131 |title=Results – Junior European Championships 2013 |publisher=european-athletics.com |accessdate=April 25, 2022}} In July 2014, she improved her personal best to 1.85 meters during a competition in Kuortane.{{cite web |url=https://www.ess.fi/urheilu/363981 |title=Ahkeran week 28: World Championships preparer Heta Tuuri jumps her record |publisher=ess.fi |date=July 14, 2014 |accessdate=April 25, 2022 |language=Finnish}} Later that month, Tuuri finished 24th in qualification at the World U20 Championships in Eugene with a jump of 1.79 meters, which was insufficient to advance to the final.{{cite web |url=https://www.sportti.com/uutinen.asp?CAT=4-4&ID=270522 |title=Finland's high jump girls narrowly miss the final |publisher=sportti.com |date=July 26, 2014 |accessdate=April 25, 2022 |language=Finnish}} In August, she won bronze at the Finnish Athletics Championships in Kuopio with a jump of 1.82 meters.{{cite web |url=https://yle.fi/urheilu/3-7389318 |title=Champion changes in women's high jump – silver medalist on cloud nine |publisher=yle.fi |date=August 1, 2014 |accessdate=April 25, 2022 |language=Finnish}}

From 2015 to 2018, Tuuri studied at the University of Minnesota and competed in the NCAA Division I for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.{{cite web |url=https://www.ess.fi/urheilu/307062 |title=Is luck needed in high jump? Heta Tuuri’s spring went adapting to new patterns |publisher=ess.fi |date=July 29, 2015 |accessdate=April 25, 2022 |language=Finnish}}{{cite web |url=https://www.yleisurheilu.fi/uutinen/heta-tuuri-hyppasi-ratinassa-kaikkien-aikojen-karkikymmenikkoon/ |title=Heta Tuuri jumps into the all-time top ten, Kujanpää injures his ankle |publisher=yleisurheilu.fi |date=July 23, 2019 |accessdate=April 25, 2022 |language=Finnish}} She qualified for two NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships, achieving a best finish of 12th at the 2018 edition. Tuuri also competed in the triple jump during college, recording a lifetime best of 11.17 meters.{{Cite web|url=https://gophersports.com/news/2018/4/5/Warm_Up_Lap_Q_amp_A_with_Heta_Tuuri|title=Warm-Up Lap: Q&A with Heta Tuuri|website=Minnesota Golden Gophers}}

In July 2019, Tuuri set a new personal best of 1.88 meters during a competition in Tampere, placing her 10th all-time among Finnish athletes. The following month, she won silver at the 2019 Finnish Athletics Championships in Lappeenranta with a jump of 1.84 meters.{{cite web |url=https://yle.fi/urheilu/3-10906400 |title=Ella Junnila won the high jump SM gold on "practice legs" – the competition was almost unexpectedly over early: "It’s not the fault of the take-off mark but the jumper" |publisher=yle.fi |date=August 2, 2019 |accessdate=April 25, 2022 |language=Finnish}} In February 2020, she earned silver at the Finnish Indoor Championships in Tampere with a jump of 1.85 meters.{{cite web |language=fi|url=https://svenska.yle.fi/a/7-1445974 |title=HIFK runner Viivi Lehikoinen set a new Finnish record – Nooralotta Neziri took an easy victory as Reetta Hurske was disqualified: "It felt like for once I got a good start" |publisher=svenska.yle.fi |date=February 16, 2020 |accessdate=April 25, 2022}} In August of the same year, Tuuri won her first national title in Turku, jumping 1.86 meters.{{cite web |url=https://svenska.yle.fi/a/7-1481976 |title=The women’s high jump final became a protracted and exciting duel – Linda Sandblom failed to make it onto the podium: "A crap day at work" |language=fi|publisher=svenska.yle.fi |date=August 15, 2020 |accessdate=April 25, 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://www.aamuposti.fi/urheilu/2465028 |title=Heta Tuuri jumped to become the Finnish high jump champion |publisher=aamuposti.fi |date=August 15, 2020 |accessdate=April 25, 2022 |language=Finnish}}

In August 2021, Tuuri earned silver at the Tampere Finnish Athletics Championships with a jump of 1.87 meters.{{cite web |url=https://www.suomiurheilu.com/2021/08/suomalaishyppaajalta-loistava-suoritus-viimeksi-38-vuotta-sitten/ |title=Finnish jumper's great performance – last time was 38 years ago! |publisher=suomiurheilu.com |date=August 29, 2021 |accessdate=April 25, 2022 |language=Finnish}} In February 2022, she also took silver at the Finnish Indoor Championships in Kuopio.{{cite web |url=https://www.yleisurheilu.fi/uutinen/kooste-1/ |title=Two record jumps win the high-level high jump competition – Salminen starts with over 14 metres – Heikkinen and Toivonen are multi-event champions |publisher=yleisurheilu.fi |date=February 20, 2022 |accessdate=April 25, 2022 |language=Finnish}} In May 2022, Tuuri improved her personal best to 1.90 meters during a competition in Lahti.{{cite web |url=https://svenska.yle.fi/a/7-10016947 |title=Domestic athletics summer starts: New personal bests for Purola, Tuuri, and Helander – Reetta Hurske below the European Championship limit |publisher=svenska.yle.fi |language=fi |date=May 25, 2022 |accessdate=August 11, 2022}} At the 2022 European Athletics Championships, Tuuri finished 15th in qualification, 5 cm short of the mark needed to advance to the finals. In July 2022, at the World Championships in Eugene, she did not advance from the qualifiers, finishing in 21st place with a jump of 1.86 meters.{{cite web |url=https://svenska.yle.fi/a/7-10018742 |title=Ella Junnila after tearful World Championship exit: "When the jump is right, there are no limits" |language=fi|publisher=svenska.yle.fi |date=July 17, 2022 |accessdate=August 11, 2022}} The following month, at the 2022 Finnish Athletics Championships, Tuuri won her second national title with a mark of 1.88 meters.{{cite web |url=https://www.ksml.fi/urheilu/4772653 |title=Heta Tuuri was the best of the representing trio in high jump |publisher=ksml.fi |date=August 7, 2022 |accessdate=August 11, 2022 |language=Finnish}}

Tuuri opened her 2023 season with an indoor best of 1.90 meters.{{Cite web|url=https://etusuora.com/uutiset/heta-tuurilta-vakuuttava-kauden-avaus-saksassa|title=-Korkeushyppääjä Heta Tuurilta vakuuttava kauden avaus - halliennätys ja kolmossija hurjatasoisessa kisassa|language=fi|website=etusora.com}} In her first European Indoor Championships, Tuuri finished 13th in qualification.{{Tilr|13029599}} She also competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, finishing 32nd in the first round of jumping with a best mark of 1.80 meters.

Tuuri finished runner-up at the 2024 Finnish Indoor Athletics Championships on 18 February.{{Cite web|language=fi|url=https://www.yleisurheilu.fi/uutinen/hurske-avasi-kauden-mestaruudella-sellainen-treenimainen-veto-lakka-sivusi-ennatystaan/|title=Hurske avasi kauden mestaruudella: ”Sellainen treenimainen veto” – Lakka sivusi ennätystään|website=yleisurheilu.fi}}

Tuuri is from Lahti, Finland, where she attended {{ill|Salpausselän Lukio|fi|Salpausselän lukio}} high school. She was originally a part of {{ill|Lahden Ahkera|fi}}, but later switched to Turun Urheiluliitto.

In 2015, despite knowing little English, Tuuri moved to Minnesota, where she studied architecture at the University of Minnesota with the hope of owning her own practice.

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