Ari-Pekka Liukkonen: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
m adding birth template to infobox using AWB |
came out |
||
| Line 16: | Line 16: | ||
'''Ari-Pekka Liukkonen''' (born 9 February 1989 in [[Pieksämäki]], [[Finland]]) is a [[Finland|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>[http://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 22.22.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://yle.fi/urheilu/liukkonen_ui_em-neloseksi_-_ihan_mukavaahan_se_oli/6136886|title=Liukkonen ui EM-neloseksi - "Ihan mukavaahan se oli"|date=2012-05-27|publisher=[[Yle]]|language=[[Finnish language|Finnish]]|accessdate=12 August 2012}}</ref> |
'''Ari-Pekka Liukkonen''' (born 9 February 1989 in [[Pieksämäki]], [[Finland]]) is a [[Finland|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>[http://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 22.22.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://yle.fi/urheilu/liukkonen_ui_em-neloseksi_-_ihan_mukavaahan_se_oli/6136886|title=Liukkonen ui EM-neloseksi - "Ihan mukavaahan se oli"|date=2012-05-27|publisher=[[Yle]]|language=[[Finnish language|Finnish]]|accessdate=12 August 2012}}</ref> |
||
== Personal life == |
|||
On 2 February 2014 Liukkonen told in a [[Yle]] interview being homosexual, thus becoming one of the first 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=[[Finnish language|Finnish]]|accessdate=2 February 2014}}</ref> |
|||
== References == |
== References == |
||
| Line 37: | Line 40: | ||
[[Category:Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics]] |
[[Category:Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics]] |
||
[[Category:Olympic swimmers of Finland]] |
[[Category:Olympic swimmers of Finland]] |
||
[[Category:LGBT people from Finland]] |
|||
[[Category:LGBT swimmers]] |
|||
Revision as of 16:24, 2 February 2014
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 9 February 1989 (age 35) Pieksämäki, Finland | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||
Ari-Pekka Liukkonen (born 9 February 1989 in Pieksämäki, Finland) 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 22.22.[4]
Personal life
On 2 February 2014 Liukkonen told in a Yle interview being homosexual, thus becoming one of the first openly gay top-level athletes in Finland.[5]
References
- ^ Ari-Pekka Liukkonen at SwimRankings.net
- ^ Sports Reference profile
- ^ London 2012 profile
- ^ "Liukkonen ui EM-neloseksi - "Ihan mukavaahan se oli"" (in Finnish). Yle. 2012-05-27. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "Suomalainen olympiauimari kaapista ulos - "Vihdoin voin olla oma itseni"" (in Finnish). Yle. 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
   | This biographical article relating to a Finnish sportsperson is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |