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{{MedalCompetition|[[LEN European Aquatics Championships|European Championships]]}} |
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{{MedalGold|[[2021 European Aquatics Championships|2021 Budapest]]|[[Swimming at the 2021 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre freestyle|50 m freestyle]]}} |
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{{MedalBronze|[[2014 European Aquatics Championships|2014 Berlin]]|[[Swimming at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre freestyle|50 m freestyle]]}} |
{{MedalBronze|[[2014 European Aquatics Championships|2014 Berlin]]|[[Swimming at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre freestyle|50 m freestyle]]}} |
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{{MedalCompetition|[[European Short Course Swimming Championships|European Championships (SC)]]}} |
{{MedalCompetition|[[European Short Course Swimming Championships|European Championships (SC)]]}} |
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{{MedalBronze| [[2012 European Short Course Swimming Championships|2012 Chartres]] |4×50 m mixed freestyle}} |
{{MedalBronze| [[2012 European Short Course Swimming Championships|2012 Chartres]] |4×50 m mixed freestyle}} |
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'''Ari-Pekka Liukkonen''' (born 9 February 1989) is a Finnish [[swimmer]].<ref>[http://www.swimrankings.net/index.php?page=athleteDetail&athleteId=4807107 Ari-Pekka Liukkonen at SwimRankings.net]</ref> He competed in the [[Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle|50 m freestyle event]] at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref name=":0">[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417180241/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/ari-pekka-liukkonen-1.html Sports Reference profile]</ref><ref>[http://www.london2012.com/athlete/liukkonen-ari-pekka-1016347/ London 2012 profile]</ref> He is the [[List of Finnish records in swimming|Finnish record holder]] over that distance with a time of 21.58 sec, as well as the short course record in the 50 m.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://swimswam.com/ari-pekka-liukkonen-smashes-finnish-50-free-record-21-58/|title=Ari-Pekka Liukkonen Smashes Finnish 50 Free Record In 21.58|date=2017-07-07|work=SwimSwam|access-date=2017-11-26|language=en-US}}</ref> He also holds the 100 m freestyle record, at 49.44 seconds. At the [[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Olympics]] he swam in the 50 and 100 m freestyle events.<ref name=":0" /> |
'''Ari-Pekka Liukkonen''' (born 9 February 1989) is a Finnish [[swimmer]] and European champion.<ref>[http://www.swimrankings.net/index.php?page=athleteDetail&athleteId=4807107 Ari-Pekka Liukkonen at SwimRankings.net]</ref> He competed in the [[Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle|50 m freestyle event]] at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref name=":0">[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417180241/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/ari-pekka-liukkonen-1.html Sports Reference profile]</ref><ref>[http://www.london2012.com/athlete/liukkonen-ari-pekka-1016347/ London 2012 profile]</ref> He is the [[List of Finnish records in swimming|Finnish record holder]] over that distance with a time of 21.58 sec, as well as the short course record in the 50 m.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://swimswam.com/ari-pekka-liukkonen-smashes-finnish-50-free-record-21-58/|title=Ari-Pekka Liukkonen Smashes Finnish 50 Free Record In 21.58|date=2017-07-07|work=SwimSwam|access-date=2017-11-26|language=en-US}}</ref> He also holds the 100 m freestyle record, at 49.44 seconds. At the [[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Olympics]] he swam in the 50 and 100 m freestyle events.<ref name=":0" /> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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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 and European champion.[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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