Aleksandra Blinnikka
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Aleksandra Anastasia Blinnikka |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Born | 30 December 1992 Vantaa |
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Sailing career | |
| Class(es) | IQFOIL Olympic class (since 2020), RS:X Olympic class, Raceboard |
| Club | Helsingfors Segelklubb |
| Coach | Borja Carracedo Serra |
Aleksandra Blinnikka (born 30 December 1992) is a professional windsurfer from Finland.[1] She began competing internationally in 2013, initially in the Raceboard Class. Over the years, she has participated in various windsurfing disciplines, including Raceboard, RS:X Olympic Class, IQFoil Olympic Class, and Windsurfer LT events. In 2020, she transitioned to the newly introduced IQFOIL Olympic class, which was featured in the 2024 Summer Olympics. Blinnikka has secured two Gold medals at the Raceboard World Championships and the European Championships.[2]
In both 2018 and 2019, she was nominated as "Athlete of the Year" in Vantaa and was among the top 11 nominees for the "Sports Moment of the Year" at the Finnish Sports Gala[3] - Urheilugaala.[4][5]
International Competition Records
[edit]Windsurfer LT
[edit]- 2024 Bronze medalist in the European Championships
IQFOIL Olympic Class
[edit]- 2024 14th in the Olympics Last Chance Qualifier Regatta, Hyeres
- 2024 66th in the iQFoil World Championships, Lanzarote
- 2023 56th in the World Championships, The Hague
- 2023 21st in the Olympic Test Event, Marseile
- 2023 47th in the European Championships, Patras
- 2023 52nd in the Princesa Sofia World Cup, Mallorca
- 2022 26th in the iQFoil European Championship, Garda [6]
- 2022 31st in the Princesa Sofia World Cup, Mallorca [7]
- 2021 34th in the iQFoil European Championship, Marseille [8]
- 2021 44th in the iQFoil World Championship, Silvaplana [9]
RS:X Olympic Class
[edit]- 2020 29th in the RS:X European Championships, Vilamoura
- 2019 98th in the RS:X Windsurfing World Championships, Garda [10]
Raceboard World Championships
[edit]- 2019 Gold medalist[11]
- 2018 Gold medalist[12][13]
- 2017 Bronze medalist[14]
- 2015 Silver medalist[15]
- 2014 6th place[16]
- 2013 10th place[17]
Raceboard European Championships
[edit]External links
[edit]- Helsingin Sanomat - Aleksandra Blinnikka teki radalla töitä ”ihan hullun lailla” ja voitti jälleen purjelautailun MM-kultaa
- Yle - Blinnikka taisteli näpit jäässä purjelautailun EM-hopeaa
- Finnair - How To Stay Fit While Travelling
- Suomen Purjehdus ja Veneily - Vuoden Parhaat Palkittiin
- Mikä vuosi! Vantaalaispurjehtija nappasi MM-kullan lisäksi euroopanmestaruuden
References
[edit]- ^ World of Windsurfing - Aleksandra Blinnikka
- ^ Iltalehti - MM-kultaa! Vantaalainen Aleksandra Blinnikka toisti viime vuoden temppunsa
- ^ Vantaan Sanomat - Vantaan Vuoden Urheilija
- ^ Helsingin Sanomat - Ehdolla myös monta tuntematonta maailmanmestaria
- ^ Yle - Äänestä vuoden 2018 sykähdyttävintä urheiluhetkeä
- ^ "2022 iQFOiL Europeans Circolo Surf Torbole".
- ^ "51 Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofía Mallorca - 2022".
- ^ "Sailwave results for 2021iQFOiL EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 22nd - 28th October, 2021 at Club la Pelle, Marseille, France 2021".
- ^ "Sailwave results for iQFOiL Senior Worlds Women at Silvaplana 2021".
- ^ RS:X Worlds 2019 results
- ^ Raceboard Worlds 2019 results
- ^ Raceboard Worlds 2018 results
- ^ Aleksandra Blinnikka and Joao Rodrigues claim 2018 Raceboard world titles
- ^ Raceboard Worlds 2017 results
- ^ Raceboard Worlds 2015 results
- ^ Raceboard Worlds results 2014
- ^ Raceboard Worlds 2013 results
- ^ Raceboard Europeans 2019 results
- ^ Raceboard Europeans 2018 results
- ^ Raceboard Europeans 2015 results
- ^ Raceboard Europeans 2014 results