Jussi Sakari Heikkilä (born 21 March 1983) is a Finnish 400 metre hurdler. His personal best is 49.39 seconds, achieved in May 2008 in Tallahassee, Florida.[1]

He competed at the European Championships in 2002 and at the World Championships in 2009 without reaching the final.

Heikkilä was born in Forssa. He has studied in the United States for a long time and he was fourth at the NCAA Championships in 2008.[2]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Finland
2002 World Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica 6th 400 m hurdles 51.35
European Championships Munich, Germany 28th (h) 400 m hurdles 51.47
2003 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 21st (h) 400 m hurdles 52.45
2005 European U23 Championships Erfurt, Germany 4th 400 m hurdles 50.39
Universiade Izmir, Turkey 15th (h) 400 m hurdles 51.62
2007 Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 12th (sf) 400 m hurdles 51.04
2009 European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy 16th (h) 400 m 47.53
Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 6th 400 m hurdles 50.19
World Championships Berlin, Germany 25th (h) 400 m hurdles 51.42
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 23rd (h) 400 m hurdles 52.46
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 35th (h) 400 m hurdles 52.95

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