Emilija Manninen | |
Fullname: | Emilija Manninen |
Birth Name: | Emilija Potšepko |
Birth Date: | 22 January 1981 |
Sport: | hurdles |
Emilija Manninen (born 22 January 1981) is an Estonian female hurdler.[1] She has represented Estonia at the Deaflympics in 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009 and 2013.[2]
Emilija won her first Deaflympic medal, which was a bronze medal at the 2001 Summer Deaflympics in the women's 400m hurdles.[3] She also claimed a silver medal in the 400m hurdles during the 2009 Summer Deaflympics, which was her second medal in the women's 400m hurdles.[4] Emilija Manninen set a new Deaflympic record for the women's 400m hurdles with a record time of 1:01.62 during the 2013 Summer Deaflympics after earning a gold medal in the particular event.[5] [6] [7]