Ari-Pekka Liukkonen

Ari-Pekka Liukkonen
Liukkonen in 2015
Personal information
Born9 February 1989 (1989-02-09) (age 35)
Pieksämäki, Finland
Height2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Finland
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2020 Budapest 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Berlin 50 m freestyle
European Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Chartres 4×50 m mixed freestyle

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]

  1. ^ "Ari-Pekka Liukkonen". SwimRankings.net.
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ari-Pekka Liukkonen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  3. ^ "London 2012 profile". Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Ari-Pekka Liukkonen Smashes Finnish 50 Free Record In 21.58". SwimSwam. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.