Annimari Korte
Born: April 8, 1988
Height: 5.5”
Weight: 125lbs
Hometown: Veikkola, Finland
Current residence: Helsinki, Finland
Coach: Annimari Korte and Mikael Ylöstalo
Club in Finland: HIFK
Education: Clemson University, Bachelor of Arts in Communication, summa cum laude (UK First Class Honours), 2011. Master of Arts in Sports Journalism (NCTJ accredited), St Mary’s University College, Twickenham, London, with merit (US Magna Cum Laude), 2013. Dog Oriented Institute, Dog Trainer, 2022.
Accomplishments:
- 100m hurdles Finnish NR 12.72 2019
- Athlete of The Year in Athletics 2020
- The Most Positive Finn 2020
- Female Athlete of the Year 2020
- Olympian Tokyo 2021
- World #5 in 100m hurdles 2020
- Europe #3 in 100m hurdles 2019
- Nordic Champion 2023
- World all-time #9 in 100m hurdles women 35, 12.83
- Nordic Record holder 60m hurdles women 35
- Fastest Finnish 100m hurdler 2019, 2020, 2021
- Finnish Champion 2020
- 100m hurdles national championship record 12.79
- Olympic standard 7x in 2020, 1x in 2019
- Sprinter Of The Year in Finland 2019 & 2020
- World Championships semi-final Doha 2019
- European Indoor Championship semi-final Istanbul 2023
- Finnkampen win 2019
- The Match Europe vs USA representation 2019 (top 3 in Europe)
- SFI Female Athlete of The Year 2019
- NÅID Athlete of The Year 2019
- Represented Finland in European Championships 2018
- Won European Clubs Championships
- National championships silver and two bronzes
- Semi-final in World Youth Championships
- Semi-final in World Junior Championships
- Final in European Junior Championships
- U23 European Championships team
- Finland-Sweden Athletics International team
- Nordic Junior Champion
- 4x National junior champion
Academic honors:
- Graduated from Clemson University with Summa Cum Laude (with highest honor)
- Graduated Master of Arts degree from St Mary’s University College in London with merit (second best possible grade)
- 3x President’s List (Full 4.0 GPA)
- 2x Dean’s list (Above 3.5 GPA)
- Member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars
- Member of the Golden Key International Honour Society