LIUKKONEN Ari-Pekka

9 Feb 1989
32
Male
PIEKSAMAKI
 
Finland
JYVASKYLA
 
Finland

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
SWM Swimming Men's 50m Freestyle  
Men's 100m Freestyle  

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
YearLocation50Free100Free
2016Rio de Janeiro, BRAH (22.25)H (50.14)
2012London, GBRH (22.57)-

World Championships
YearLocation50Free100Free50Breast4x100Medley X
2019Gwangju, KORH (22.33)H (49.98)H (28.45)-
2017Budapest, HUN6th (21.67)H (49.79)H (27.66)-
2015Kazan, RUSH (22.54)H (50.64)-H (3:55.37)
2013Barcelona, ESPH (22.38)---
2011Shanghai, CHNH (22.67)---

European Championships
YearLocation50Free100Free50Breast100Breast50Fly
2020Budapest, HUN1st (21.61)H (49.99)H (28.20)H (1:02.14)H (24.39)
2018Glasgow, GBR7th (22.11)H (51.96)H (28.71)H (1:04.83)H (24.42)

World Championships Short Course
YearLocation50Free50Breast100Breast4x50Free X4x50Medley X4x100Free
2018Hangzhou, CHNH (21.57)H (27.38)H (DSQ)8th (1:31.23)8th (1:39.38)-
2016Windsor, ON, CAN5th (21.29)H (27.28)H (59.60)8th (DSQ)H (1:41.53)H (3:13.06)


Legend
Free - Freestyle, Back - Backstroke, Breast - Breaststroke, Fly - Butterfly, IndMed - Individual Medley, SF - Semifinal, H - Heats, DNS - Did Not Start, M - Men, W - Women, X - Mixed, DSQ - Disqualified, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not swim in final
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Arska (swim.fi, 01 Aug 2010)
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Athlete, Politician
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Sport Studies - JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Jyvaskyla, FIN
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English, Finnish
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Sprinttitalli [FIN] / Cetus Espoo [FIN]
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Marko Malvela [personal], FIN
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His father Pekka represented Finland in volleyball. (hs.fi, 16 Oct 2015)
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He was affected by a back injury in 2019 and the first half of 2020. ((iltalehti.fi, 05 May 2020)

He was diagnosed with cardiac arrhythmia [irregular heartbeat] in late 2015. He had to undergo surgery immediately after the 2015 European Short Course Championships in Israel. (iltalehti.fi, 12 Nov 2015; hs.fi, 07 Dec 2015)

From 2011 to 2013 he was affected by the symptoms of mycoplasma. He was diagnosed with pulmonary chlamydia. (is.fi, 23 Jul 2015)
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He began swimming at age seven in Pieksamaki, Finland. (is.fi, 23 Jul 2015)
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"I learned from a young age to love water. I have always felt at home in the water. If you want to be a swimmer, you have to enjoy the water." (is.fi, 23 Jul 2015)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (iltalehti.fi, 05 May 2020)
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He was named the 2014 Finnish Swimmer of the Year. (swimswam.com, 09 Feb 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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