Matti Viitala

{{short description|Finnish high jumper}}

Matti Viitala (born 26 March 1966) is a retired Finnish high jumper.

He finished sixth at the 1989 Summer Universiade,{{cite news|title=Final results |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41470518/daily_press/ |accessdate=1 January 2020 |work=The Times |date=31 August 1989 |page=16}} competed at the 1990 European Championships{{cite web|url=http://www.todor66.com/athletics/europe/1990/Men_High_Jump.html|title=Men High Jump Athletics XV European Championships 1990 Split, Yugoslavia|publisher=Todor Krastev|accessdate=7 January 2020}} and the 1994 European Indoor Championships without reaching the final.{{cite web|url=http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1994/m94_20.html|title=1994 European Indoor Championships, men's high jump final|publisher=Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite|accessdate=7 January 2020}}

He became Finnish champion in 1990, before a long reign of Juha Isolehto,{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/fin.htm|title=Finnish Championships|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=7 January 2020}} and Finnish indoor champion in 1986, 1989, 1990, 1992 and 1995.{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/fini.htm|title=Finnish Indoor Championships|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=7 January 2020}}

His personal best jump was 2.25 metres, achieved in August 1990 in Helsinki. He had 2.26 metres indoors, achieved in March 1994 in Växjö.{{World Athletics}}