Personal information | |
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Nationality | Finnish |
Born | Vaasa, Finland | 9 June 1966
Sport | |
Sport | Sailing |
Petri Leskinen (born 9 June 1966) is a Finnish sailor. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, the 1996 Summer Olympics, and the 2000 Summer Olympics. [1]
470 World Championships | |||
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Year | Place | Medal | Class |
World Championship 1992 | Rota ( Spain) | Bronze | 470 |
World Championship 1997 | Tel Aviv ( Israel) | Gold | 470 |
470 European Championships | |||
Year | Place | Medal | Class |
European Championship 1995 | Båstad ( Sweden) | Silver | 470 |
European Championship 1997 | Nieuwpoort ( Belgium) | Bronze | 470 |
Finland competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 88 competitors, 60 men and 28 women, took part in 85 events in 16 sports.
Heather Danielle Petri is an American water polo player, who won the silver medal with the US women's national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics, a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, a silver medal in Beijing in 2008 and the gold medal in London 2012. She is one of four female players who competed in water polo at four Olympics; and one of two female athletes who won four Olympic medals in water polo. Her position is attacker.
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Finland was the host nation for the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. 258 competitors, 228 men and 30 women, took part in 139 events in 18 sports. The nation won 22 medals.
The women's water polo tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from 11 August to 21 August at the Ying Tung Natatorium.
The following squads were named for the 1936 Summer Olympics tournament.
Väinö Olavi Leskinen was a Finnish politician, minister and a member of the parliament from Social Democratic Party of Finland. He is perceived as one of the major Finnish social democratic politicians of the 1950s and 1960s.
Juha Pekka Leskinen is a Finnish former competitive figure skater. He represented Finland at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck and finished 13th overall. He won the Finnish national title three times. Later in his career, he was an ISU Judge for Finland and judged in the 2002, 2010, and 2018 Winter Olympics.
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Viljo Armas Antero Leskinen was a Finnish sports shooter. He competed in the 50 m rifle event at the 1936 Summer Olympics. In November 1945, Leskinen shot and killed a woman in a dispute and then committed suicide.
Kullervo Leskinen was a Finnish sports shooter. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and 1952 Summer Olympics.
Margit Leskinen was as Finnish swimmer. She competed in the women's 200 metre breaststroke at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Yoon Cheul is a South Korean former sailor, who specialized in the two-person dinghy (470) class. He copped a bronze medal in the inaugural match-race keelboat at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha and was named one of the country's top sailors in the double-handed dinghy for two editions of the Summer Olympic Games, finishing each distantly within the top 25 range, respectively. A member of Boryeong City Hall's sailing club in Jeollanam-do's coastline, Yoon trained most of his sporting career under the national federation's head coach for the men's 470, three-time Olympian Petri Leskinen from Finland.
Kim Hyeong-tae is a South Korean former sailor, who specialized in the two-person dinghy (470) class. Together with his partner and two-time Olympian Yoon Cheul, he received a bronze medal in the inaugural match-race keelboat at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha and was named one of the country's top sailors in the double-handed dinghy for the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing distantly within the top 25 range. A member of Boryeong City Hall's sailing club in Jeollanam-do's coastline, Kim trained most of his sporting career under the national federation's head coach for the men's 470, three-time Olympian Petri Leskinen from Finland.
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Veli Leskinen was a Finnish footballer. He played in twenty matches for the Finland national football team from 1932 to 1943. He was also part of Finland's squad for the football tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.