Heta Tuuri

height = 185 cm In July 2014, she improved her personal best to 1.85 meters during a competition in Kuortane. Later that month, Tuuri finished 24th in qualification at the World U20 Championships in Eugene with a jump of 1.79 meters, which was insufficient to advance to the final. In August, she won bronze at the Finnish Athletics Championships in Kuopio with a jump of 1.82 meters.

From 2015 to 2018, Tuuri studied at the University of Minnesota and competed in the NCAA Division I for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. She qualified for two NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships, achieving a best finish of 12th at the 2018 edition. Tuuri also competed in the triple jump during college, recording a lifetime best of 11.17 meters.

2019–2022 In July 2019, Tuuri set a new personal best of 1.88 meters during a competition in Tampere, placing her 10th all-time among Finnish athletes. In February 2020, she earned silver at the Finnish Indoor Championships in Tampere with a jump of 1.85 meters. In August of the same year, Tuuri won her first national title in Turku, jumping 1.86 meters.

In August 2021, Tuuri earned silver at the Tampere Finnish Athletics Championships with a jump of 1.87 meters. In February 2022, she also took silver at the Finnish Indoor Championships in Kuopio. In May 2022, Tuuri improved her personal best to 1.90 meters during a competition in Lahti. At the 2022 European Athletics Championships, Tuuri finished 15th in qualification, 5 cm short of the mark needed to advance to the finals. In July 2022, at the World Championships in Eugene, she did not advance from the qualifiers, finishing in 21st place with a jump of 1.86 meters. The following month, at the 2022 Finnish Athletics Championships, Tuuri won her second national title with a mark of 1.88 meters.

2023-2024 Tuuri opened her 2023 season with an indoor best of 1.90 meters. In her first European Indoor Championships, Tuuri finished 13th in qualification. She also competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, finishing 32nd in the first round of jumping with a best mark of 1.80 meters.

Tuuri finished runner-up at the 2024 Finnish Indoor Athletics Championships on 18 February.

Personal life Tuuri is from Lahti, Finland, where she attended high school. She was originally a part of , but later switched to Turun Urheiluliitto.

In 2015, despite knowing little English, Tuuri moved to Minnesota, where she studied architecture at the University of Minnesota with the hope of owning her own practice.