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{{Short description|Finnish decathlete (born 1995)}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name              = Elmo Savola
| image             = Elmo Savola 2017.jpg
| imagesize         = 160px
| caption           = Elmo Savola in 2017
| fullname          =
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1995|03|10|df=yes}}
| birth_place       = [[Lappajärvi]], [[Finland]]
| height            =
| weight            =
| sport             = [[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]]
| event             = [[Decathlon]]
| education         =
| club              = Lappajärven Veikot
| coach             = Raine Savola
| medaltemplates =
}}
'''Elmo Savola''' (born 10 March 1995) is a [[Finland|Finnish]] athlete competing in the [[combined events]].<ref>{{World Athletics}}</ref> He won a bronze medal in the [[decathlon]] at the [[2017 European Athletics U23 Championships|2017 European U23 Championships]].
==International competitions==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{FIN}}
|-
|2013
|[[2013 European Athletics Junior Championships|European Junior Championships]]
|[[Rieti, Italy]]
| –
|Decathlon (junior)
|DNF
|-
|2014
|[[2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene, United States]]
|17th
|Decathlon (junior)
|[[2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon|7278 pts]]
|-
|2015
|[[2015 European Athletics U23 Championships|European U23 Championships]]
|[[Tallinn, Estonia]]
|7th
|Decathlon
|[[2015 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's decathlon|7743 pts]]
|-
|2017
|[[2017 European Athletics U23 Championships|European U23 Championships]]
|[[Bydgoszcz, Poland]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|Decathlon
|[[2017 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's decathlon|7956 pts]]
|-
|2018
|[[2018 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Berlin, Germany]]
|15th
|Decathlon
|[[2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's decathlon|7655 pts]]
|}
==Personal bests==
'''Outdoor'''
*[[100 metres]] – 10.83 (+1.3&nbsp;m/s, Götzis 2016)
*[[400 metres]] – 48.84 (Kuortane 2017)
*[[1500 metres]] – 4:39.50 (Bydgoszcz 2017)
*[[110 metres hurdles]] – 14.21 (+1.7&nbsp;m/s, Bydgoszcz 2017)
*[[High jump]] – 1.99 (Pori 2015)
*[[Pole vault]] – 4.80 (Berlin 2018)
*[[Long jump]] – 7.29 (-0.6&nbsp;m/s, Bydgoszcz 2017)
*[[Shot put]] – 14.01 (Jyväskylä 2018)
*[[Discus throw]] – 43.65 (Götzis 2016)
*[[Javelin throw]] – 63.28 (Oulu 2016)
*[[Decathlon]] – 7956 (Bydgoszcz 2017)
'''Indoor'''
*[[60 metres]] – 7.07 (Kuortane 2018)
*[[1000 metres]] – 2:50.93 (Jyväskylä 2018)
*[[60 metres hurdles]] – 8.13 (Tampere 2016)
*[[High jump]] – 2.02 (Kuortane 2016)
*[[Pole vault]] – 4.67 (Tallinn 2017)
*[[Long jump]] – 7.07 (Jyväskylä 2018)
*[[Shot put]] – 14.08 (Jyväskylä 2018)
*[[Heptathlon]] – 5639 (Jyväskylä 2018)
==References==
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[[Category:1995 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Finnish decathletes]]
[[Category:People from Lappajärvi]]
[[Category:Finnish Athletics Championships winners]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from South Ostrobothnia]]
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