Matti Mattsson
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Born | 5 October 1993 Pori, Finland | (age 31)
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Sport | Swimming |
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Matti Mattsson (born 5 October 1993 in Pori, Finland)[1] is a Finnish swimmer.[2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 200 metre breaststroke, finishing in 17th place overall in the heats and failing to qualify for the semifinals. In Barcelona at the 2013 Swimming World Championships, he won bronze medal in Men's 200 metre breaststroke.[3] He has qualified to represent Finland at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4] He won bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Men's 200 metre breaststroke.
In January 2022, Mattsson was named the 2021 Sports Personality of the Year.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Matti Mattsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ^ "Matti Mattsson". London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ "Daniel Gyurta 200 Breaststroke World Championhips Winner – Post Race Interview". Swimswam.com. 2 August 2013.
- ^ "Tokio 2020: Suomen joukkueen olympiapaikat, karsintojen aikataulut ja kisoihin valitut urheilijat". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 22 March 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ Visuri, Roope (13 January 2022). "Matti Mattsson on vuoden urheilija 2021 komealla äänisaalilla! Leijonat niukasti Vuoden joukkue – katso tästä Urheilugaalassa palkittuja". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). Yleisradio. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
External links
[edit]- Matti Mattsson at World Aquatics
- Matti Mattsson at Swimrankings.net
- Matti Mattsson at Olympedia
- Matti Mattsson at Olympics.com
- Matti Mattsson at Olympiakomitea.fi (in Finnish)
Categories:
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Pori
- Finnish male breaststroke swimmers
- Olympic swimmers for Finland
- Olympic bronze medalists for Finland
- Olympic bronze medalists in swimming
- Swimmers at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- 21st-century Finnish people
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Swimmers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Finnish swimming biography stubs