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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Mika Juhani Koivuniemi |
| Born | 6 April 1967 Tampere, Finland |
| Years active | 1988-present (joined PBA in 1999) |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Bowling Information | |
| Affiliation | PBA, World Bowling |
| Rookie year | 2001 |
| Dominant hand | Right |
| Wins | 21+ international wins, including: 14 PBA Tour (3 majors) 1 PBA50 Tour (1 major) |
| 300-games | 29 |
| Sponsors | Track Bowling |
Mika Juhani Koivuniemi (born 6 April 1967) is a Finnish professional ten-pin bowler and bowling coach. He competed on the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) tour in the United States, and won bowling titles in 21 different countries during his career.[1] He is a two-time PBA Player of the Year (2003–04 and 2010–11 seasons), one of only three players born outside the USA (with Amleto Monacelli and Jason Belmonte) to win that award. Koivuniemi is the second international player (after Monacelli) and first European ever elected to the PBA Hall of Fame; he was inducted in 2019.[2][3] He is also a member of the World Bowling Writers Hall of Fame and Finland Bowling Hall of Fame.[2]
Koivuniemi was the bowling coach for the United Arab Emirates national team from 2015 through 2023.[4] He now competes in events on the PBA50 Tour.[5]
- ^ Mika Koivuniemi PBA Tour Bowlers profile www.pba.com, retrieved 23 December 2014
- ^ a b "PBA Champions Patrick Allen, Mika Koivuniemi Elected to Hall of Fame Along With Bob Johnson, Jim Doty". pba.com. October 1, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- ^ Vint, Bill (January 5, 2018). "PBA Inducts Four into Hall of Fame in First Ceremonies Held in International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame". pba.com. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
- ^ "Mika Koivuniemi retiring from bowling full-time". ballreviews.com. July 22, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ^ "Bad Game Doesn't Prevent Ryan Shafer from Taking Top Qualifier Honors In Suncoast PBA Senior U.S. Open". pba.com. June 14, 2018. Retrieved June 15, 2018.