Miia Ott
{{Short description| Estonian athlete}}
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| sport = Athletics
| event = Sprint
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2007|4|19|df=yes}}
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| pb =60m: 7.45s (2024)
100m: 11.44s (2024)
200m: 24.21s (2024)
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{{Medal|Sport|Women's athletics}}
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{{Medal|Competition|European U18 Championships}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2024 Banská Bystrica|100m}}
{{Medal|Competition|European Youth Olympic Festival}}
{{Medal|Gold|2023 Maribor|100m}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2023 Maribor|200m}}
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Miia Ott (born 19 April 2007) is an Estonian sprinter. She was a medalist in the 100 metres at the 2024 European Athletics U18 Championships and ran for Estonia at the 2024 World Athletics Relays and at the 2024 European Athletics Championships.{{cite web | url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/estonia/miia-ott-14925030 | title=Miia OTT | Profile | World Athletics|accessdate=18 April 2025 }}
Career
She became interested in athletics after attending a sports day for young children in Rakvere. After trying a number of events she eventually focused on sprinting. She later became coached by Maris Mägi.{{cite web|url= https://sportland.ee/magazine/sprinter-miia-ott/|website=Sportland.ee|accessdate=18 April 2025|title= SPRINTER MIIA OTT: ATHLETICS IS ONE OF THE FOUNDATIONS OF MOVEMENT AND SPORT|date=13 March 2025}}
=2023=
Ott won gold in the 100 metres and bronze in the 200 metres at the 2023 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Maribor, Slovenia, at the age of 16 year-old.{{cite web|url=https://sport.err.ee/1609045769/eesti-rekordi-jooksnud-miia-ott-voitis-olumpiafestivalil-teise-medali|website=err.ee|accessdate=3 September 2024|title=Miia Ott, who ran the Estonian record, won the second medal at the Olympic festival|date=27 July 2023}}
She made the 100m final at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem, Israel, running an Estonian U20 record time of 11.53 seconds.{{cite web|date=8 August 2023|title=Miia Ott sets new Estonian U-20 women's 100m record in Israel|url=https://news.err.ee/1609055882/miia-ott-sets-new-estonian-u-20-women-s-100m-record-in-israel |website=err.ee~accessdate=3 September 2024}}{{cite web|url= https://www.european-athletics.com/news/10-stars-to-watch-in-banska-bystrica-2024|website=European Athletics|accessdate=20 August 2024|title= 10 stars to watch in Banska Bystrica 2024|date=18 July 2024}} She finished in sixth place in the 100m final. She led off the Estonian 4 x 100 metres relay team which set a national senior record of 44.21 at the European Athletics Team Championships in Silesia, Poland in June 2023, running alongside Marii Kivikas, Diana Suumann, and Kreete Verlin.{{cite web|url= https://www.european-athletics.com/news/banska-bystrica-calling-100-days-until-the-european-athletics-u18-championships-|website=European Athletics|accessdate=3 September 2024|title= Banska Bystrica calling! 100 days until the European Athletics U18 Championships|date=9 April 2024}}{{cite web|url= https://news.err.ee/1609331172/injury-means-oilme-voro-to-miss-nassau-world-relay-champs|website=err.ee|accessdate=18 April 2025|title= Injury means Õilme Võro to miss Nassau world relay champs|date=3 May 2024}}
=2024=
In January 2024, she lowered her own Estonian youth record for the 60 metres, running 7.45 seconds in Tampere.{{cite web|url= https://news.err.ee/1609231287/estonia-s-athletes-put-in-strong-results-in-tampere|website=err.ee|accessdate=18 April 2025|title= Estonia's athletes put in strong results in Tampere|date=24 January 2024}} She ran as part of the Estonian 4x100m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas in May 2024.{{cite web|website=World Athletics|url= https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-relays/bahamas24/results/women/4x100-metres-relay/final/startlist |accessdate=12 May 2024|title= Women 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024|date=5 May 2024}} In June 2024, she competed for Estonia in the 4x100m relay at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7158244?eventId=204594|website=World Athletics|title=European Athletics Championships|date=7 June 2024|accessdate=18 July 2024}}
In July 2024, she ran an Estonian U18, U20, and U23 record of 11.44 seconds at the 2024 European Athletics U18 Championships, winning the bronze medal in the final of the 100 metres at the Championships in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia.{{cite web|url= https://news.err.ee/1609401076/miia-ott-puts-in-u-18-season-best-100-meters-time|website=err.ee|accessdate=3 September 2024|title= Miia Ott puts in U-18 season best 100 meters time|date=19 July 2024}}{{cite web|url= https://fakti.bg/en/sport/898295-radina-velichkova-became-the-european-champion-with-a-record-video|website=fakti.bg|accessdate=3 September 2024|title= Radina Velichkova became the European champion with a record|first=Kalin|last=Kamenov|date=20 July 2024}}