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==Personal life== |
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On 2 February 2014 Liukkonen [[coming out|came out]] as [[gay]] in a ''[[Yle]]'' interview, thus becoming one of the first [[closeted|openly]] gay top-level athletes in Finland.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://yle.fi/urheilu/suomalainen_olympiauimari_kaapista_ulos_-_vihdoin_voin_olla_oma_itseni/7065006|title=Suomalainen olympiauimari |
On 2 February 2014 Liukkonen [[coming out|came out]] as [[gay]] in a ''[[Yle]]'' interview, thus becoming one of the first [[closeted|openly]] gay top-level athletes in Finland.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://yle.fi/urheilu/suomalainen_olympiauimari_kaapista_ulos_-_vihdoin_voin_olla_oma_itseni/7065006|title=Suomalainen olympiauimari kaapista ulos - "Vihdoin voin olla oma itseni"|date=2014-02-02|publisher=[[Yle]]|language=fi|access-date=2 February 2014}}</ref> |
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| Born | 9 February 1989 (age 35) Pieksämäki, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb; 14.3 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Ari-Pekka Liukkonen (born 9 February 1989) is a Finnish swimmer.[1] He competed in the 50 m freestyle event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2][3] He is the Finnish record holder over that distance with a time of 21.58 sec, as well as the short course record in the 50 m.[4] He also holds the 100 m freestyle record, at 49.44 seconds. At the 2016 Olympics he swam in the 50 and 100 m freestyle events.[2]
Personal life
On 2 February 2014 Liukkonen came out as gay in a Yle interview, thus becoming one of the first openly gay top-level athletes in Finland.[5]
References
- ^ Ari-Pekka Liukkonen at SwimRankings.net
- ^ a b Sports Reference profile
- ^ London 2012 profile
- ^ "Ari-Pekka Liukkonen Smashes Finnish 50 Free Record In 21.58". SwimSwam. 2017-07-07. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
- ^ "Suomalainen olympiauimari kaapista ulos - "Vihdoin voin olla oma itseni"" (in Finnish). Yle. 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
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