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Hanna-Maria Seppälä
Seppälä at the 2008 European Aquatics Championships in Eindhoven
Personal information
Full nameHanna-Maria Seppälä
NicknameHanski
Nationality Finland
Born (1984-12-13) 13 December 1984 (age 39)
Kerava, Finland
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, individual medley
ClubCetus
Medal record
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2003 Barcelona 100 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2008 Eindhoven 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2016 London 4×100 m medley
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2006 Shanghai 100 m ind. medley
Silver medal – second place 2008 Manchester 100 m ind. medley
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Manchester 100 m freestyle
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2005 Trieste 100 m ind. medley
Gold medal – first place 2006 Helsinki 100 m ind. medley
Gold medal – first place 2007 Debrecen 100 m ind. medley
Gold medal – first place 2008 Rijeka 100 m ind. medley
Silver medal – second place 2005 Trieste 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2012 Chartres 4x50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Eindhoven 4x50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Istanbul 100 m ind. medley
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Helsinki 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Dublin 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Chartres 4×50 m mixed freestyle

Hanna-Maria Seppälä (born 13 December 1984) is a Finnish freestyle swimmer, who won the world title in the 100 m freestyle at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain.

Hanna-Maria started swimming at age 5 and made the Finnish national junior team by age 10.[citation needed] In 1999 she won the bronze medal in the European Junior Championships in the 50 m freestyle event. To date she has broken 100 Finnish national records. Hanna-Maria's manager is Finnish Sports Management Agency, SportElite.[citation needed]

Achievements

Year Tournament Venue Result Time
1999 European Junior Championships Moscow, Russia third in 50 m freestyle
fourth in 100 m freestyle 		26.48
57.69
2000 World SC Championships Athens, Greece eighth in 100 m individual medley 1:03.84
2000 European LC Championships Helsinki, Finland 14th in 50 m freestyle
12th in 100 m freestyle 		26.24
56.72
2000 European Junior Championships Dunkerque, France first in 50 m freestyle
first in 100 m freestyle 		26.07
56.69
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 28th in 50 m freestyle
18th in 100 m freestyle 		26.21
56.68
2000 European SC Championships Valencia, Spain fifth in 100 m individual medley 1:02.63
2001 World LC Championships Fukuoka, Japan 29th in 50 m freestyle
17th in 100 m freestyle 		26.23
56.39
2001 European SC Championships Antwerp, Belgium fifth in 50 m freestyle
eighth in 100 m individual medley 		25.04
1:02.88
2002 European LC Championships Berlin, Germany 14th in 50 m freestyle
11th in 100 m freestyle 		26.03
55.84
2002 European SC Championships Riesa, Germany sixth in 50 m freestyle
eighth in 100 m individual medley 		25.25
1:03.13
2003 World LC Championships Barcelona, Spain 10th in 50 m freestyle
first in 100 m freestyle 		25.39
54.37
2003 European SC Championships Dublin, Ireland fifth in 50 m freestyle
third in 100 m freestyle 		24.79
53.46
2004 World SC Championships Indianapolis, United States 16th in 50 m freestyle
fifth in 100 m freestyle
fourth in 100 m individual medley
19th in 100 m backstroke 		25.42
54.39
1:01.23
1:03.13
2004 European LC Championships Madrid, Spain 12th in 50 m freestyle
seventh in 100 m freestyle
17th in 100 m backstroke
11th in 4 × 100 m freestyle
13th in 4 × 100 m medley 		25.88
55.36
1:04.82
3:57.40
4:23.00
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 24th in 50 m freestyle
12th in 100 m freestyle 		26.01
55.59
2004 European SC Championships Wien, Austria 10th in 50 m freestyle
eighth in 100 m freestyle
sixth in 100 m individual medley
seventh in 4×50 m medley 		25.34
55.07
1:02.23
1:52.85
2005 World LC Championships Montreal, Canada 14th in 50 m freestyle
ninth in 100 m freestyle 		25.70
55.32
2005 European SC Championships Trieste, Italy fifth in 50 m freestyle
second in 100 m freestyle
first in 100 m individual medley 		24.65
53.36
1:00.71
2006 World SC Championships Shanghai, China sixth in 50 m freestyle
fourth in 100 m freestyle
second in 100 m individual medley
20th in 50 m breaststroke 		24.87
53.78
1:00.74
32.67
2006 European LC Championships Budapest, Hungary 15th in 50 m freestyle
fifth in 100 m freestyle
26th in 50 m butterfly
31st in 100 m butterfly
12th in 4 × 100 m medley 		25.66
55.05
27.74
1:02.26
4:20.79
2006 European SC Championships Helsinki, Finland third in 50 m freestyle
fourth in 100 m freestyle
first in 100 m individual medley
seventh in 4×50 m medley 		24.57
53.29
1:00.45
1:50.99
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Finland
2012 London 		Succeeded by
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