MATTILA Esa-Pekka

Date of Birth: 7 Mar 1989

Age: 32

Gender: Male

Sport Class: T54

Place of birth: ESPOO

Birth Country:

Finland

Place of residence : HELSINKI

Residence Country:

Finland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 100m - T54

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 100m - T54 Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
11	100m - T54	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	15.07
15	100m - T54	2012	London, GBR	14.99
World Championships
9	100m - T54	2017	London, GBR	15.09
9	100m - T54	2013	Lyon, FRA	14.71
11	100m - T54	2015	Doha, QAT	14.87
15	100m - T54	2011	Christchurch, NZL	15.53
16	Men's 200m T54	2015	Doha, QAT	27.86
17	Men's 200m T54	2013	Lyon, FRA	27.23
22	Men's 200m T54	2011	Christchurch, NZL	28.81
European Championships
3	100m - T54	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	14.39
7	400m - T54	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	49.73

EP (yle.fi, 23 Aug 2012)

Photography, supporting English football team Arsenal, playing computer games. (Twitter profile, 10 May 2017; iltalehti.fi, 19 Aug 2020)

Occupation:

Business Law - Aalto University, Espoo, FIN

Languages spoken:

English, Finnish, German

Espoon Tapiot [Finland]

Leo-Pekka Tahti [personal], FIN

He took up the sport in 2004. (Facebook page, 25 Jul 2014)

He began swimming as a child and was identified by a coach as a potential elite athletics competitor. He attended a training camp and enjoyed the sport. (yle.fi, 23 Aug 2012)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 19 Jul 2021; yle.fi, 23 Jun 2021)

Philosophy:

"Those who do not wish to follow are doomed to lead." (esapekkamattila.com, 15 Sep 2016)

In 2015 he was named Athlete of the Year by the Aalto University Student Union in Espoo, Finland. (ayy.fi, 20 Sep 2015)

General Interest

Classification
T54 (IPC, 06 Aug 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (jalosaur.com, 01 Feb 2015)

Impairment Details
He was born with caudal regression syndrome. The condition affects the muscle power in his legs. (jalosaur.com, 01 Feb 2015)

General
RETIREMENT THOUGHTS
In 2021 he said he had begun to consider his plans for once he retires from the sport. "Tokyo may be my last Paralympic Games. Who will I be after I quit sports? That's the first thing I want to find out. It is said that in Finland an athlete is poorly employed. But an athlete can consider what he or she has learned through sport. An athlete is used to working hard, leading projects and prioritising." (yle.fi, 23 Jun 2021)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/mattilae
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EPMattila
https://instagram.com/mattilae/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/epmattila
https://twitter.com/EPMattila
Athlete Website: http://www.esapekkamattila.com/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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