Osku Torro (born 21 August 1979) is a Finnish

high jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...

er. He was born in

Jyväskylä Jyväskylä () is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Central Finland. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Jyväskylä is approximately , while the Jyväskylä sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately ...

. He competed at the 2006 European Championships, the 2007 European Indoor Championships, the 2010 World Indoor Championships and the 2010 European Championships without reaching the final. His personal best jump was 2.27 metres, achieved in August 2007 in

Lappeenranta Lappeenranta (; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of South Karelia. It is located in the southeastern interior of the country and in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Lappeenranta is approximately , while the Lappeenranta sub-r ...

and also in July 2008 in

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. He has 2.33 metres on the indoor track, achieved in February 2011 in

. This is a Finnish indoor record.

Competition record

References

1979 births Living people Finnish male high jumpers Sportspeople from Jyväskylä Athletes from Central Finland Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Finland Competitors at the 2005 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 2007 Summer Universiade 21st-century Finnish people {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub