Ulla Pokki
{{short description|Finnish sprinter}}
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Ulla Pokki (later Ulla Lanning; born 11 January 1935), is a retired sprinter who represented Finland at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Pokki was 17 years old when she competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics which was held in her home city of Helsinki. She entered two events, first the 100 metres where she ran in the first heat and finished fourth in a time of 13.06 seconds; only the first two competitors from the heat qualified for the next round.{{cite web|title=Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Round One|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1952/ATH/womens-100-metres-round-one.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417051822/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1952/ATH/womens-100-metres-round-one.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=12 May 2017}} A few days later she competed in the 4 x 100 metres relay with teammates Aino Autio, Maire Österdahl and Leena Sipilä. Between them they ran a time of 50.6 seconds and finished last in their heat so didn't qualify for the final.{{cite web|title=Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay Round One|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1952/ATH/womens-4-x-100-metres-relay-round-one.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417051822/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1952/ATH/womens-4-x-100-metres-relay-round-one.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=12 May 2017}}
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Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Category:Finnish female sprinters
Category:Athletes from Helsinki
Category:Olympic athletes for Finland
Category:Olympic female sprinters
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