SALMINEN Max

Sweden
Sailing
22 Sep 1988
32
Male
1.97/6'5''
BARSEBACK
 
Sweden
MALMO
 
Sweden

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
SAL Sailing Men's One Person Dinghy (Heavyweight) - Finn 9

Schedule

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
1Men's Star2012London, GBR
6Finn2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA

World Championships
RankEventYearLocation
2Finn2018Aarhus, DEN
5Men's Star2011Fremantle, WA, AUS
10Finn2014Santander, ESP

Class World Championships
RankEventYearLocation
1Finn2017Balatonfoldvar, HUN
16Finn2019Melbourne, VIC, AUS
17Finn2021Porto, POR

Class European Championships
RankEventYearLocation
3Finn2018Cadiz, ESP
6Finn2021Vilamoura, POR
17Finn2017Marseille, FRA
21Finn2020Gdynia, POL
25Finn2019Marsala, ITA

World Cup
RankEventYearLocation
1Finn2019Miami, FL, USA
3Finn2019Marseille, FRA
6Finn2018Miami, FL, USA
7Finn2018Hyeres, FRA
12Finn2019Enoshima, JPN
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Mad Max, Diesel [because he is hard to start]. (gp.se, 03 May 2015; sailing.org, 05 Mar 2012)
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Cycling, windsurfing, golf, skiing, music. (Facebook page, 24 Apr 2020)
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Athlete
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Sports Psychology - Hogskolan i Halmstad, Sweden
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Wife Susanne Boidin, son Hector [2016]
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Danish, English, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
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Goteborgs Kungliga Segelsallskap [GKSS] [Sweden]
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Magnus Gravare [national], SWE
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His wife Susanne Boidin represented Denmark in sailing at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (Facebook profile, 10 Dec 2015; SportsDeskOnline, 16 Jul 2015)
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He began sailing at age seven. (sailing.org, 05 Mar 2012)
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To win a gold medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (ystadsallehanda.se, 16 Jul 2019)
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Brazilian sailor Robert Scheidt, British sailor Ben Ainsley, Australian sailor Michael Blackburn. (maxsalminen.wordpress.com, 21 Feb 2009)
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He and his former crewmate Fredrik Loof were named the 2012 Best Team at the Sports Gala in Sweden. (ksss.se, 14 Jan 2013)

General Interest

General
RETIREMENT THOUGHTS
He says the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo may be his last Games after World Sailing voted to replace the Finn class with a mixed two-person keelboat offshore event for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. "Unfortunately, with the decision, it looks like it. I don't really see any other class that I could establish myself in." (ystadsallehanda.se, 16 Jul 2019; bbc.com, 10 May 2019; sail-world.com, 03 Nov 2018)

GOING IT ALONE
He won gold in the Star class at the 2012 Olympic Games in London with crewmate Fredrik Loof, but switched to compete on his own in the Finn class ahead of the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. "There are two sides to the coin. It is nice to make decisions for yourself, but you also need to learn from the times it does not go the right way. In many ways, it is easier not to have to confront one another, but on the other hand you tend to arrive at better decisions when you have someone to ask and share views with." (dn.se, 18 Jul 2015)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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