BirthNovember 201992

Kristiina Mäkelä

Kristiina Mäkelä, Finnish triple jumper

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When
Friday, November 20 199234 years ago
Category
BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Era
20th century · 1990s
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Person
Kristiina Mäkelä

At a glance

Born 1992-11-20.

Who they were

Meri Kristiina Mäkelä is a Finnish athlete whose specialty is the triple jump. She has competed in two Olympics and four World Athletics Championships, with the best result of 9th in 2022. Her personal bests in the event are 14.64 m outdoors and 14.38 m indoors.

Why this date

Kristiina Mäkelä appears on our November 20 calendar for 1992 as a birth entry.

November 20 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1992Kristiina Mäkelä
  2. 1994Angola
  3. 1994Lusaka Protocol
  4. 1996Garley Building fire
  5. 1998Taliban
  6. 1998Zarya (ISS module)
  7. 2003November 15
  8. 20032003 Istanbul bombings
  9. 2015Radisson Blu Bamako attack
  10. 2016Jimmie Johnson
  11. 20222022 FIFA World Cup

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When did Kristiina Mäkelä happen?

November 20 1992 — 34 years ago, on a Friday.

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