Occupation
Athlete
Education
Health Science - University of Jyvaskyla: Finland
Spoken languages
Finnish
Club
Jyvaskylan Voimistelijat 79 [JyVo 79]: Finland
Coach
Antti Palkola [personal]
Start sporting career
He took up the sport at age five.
Reason for taking up the sport
He followed in the footsteps of his siblings, who had already begun training in gymnastics.
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (voimistelu.fi, 04 Sep 2018)
Philosophy / Motto
"Hard training may not be new and cool anymore, but surviving the big competitions will drive you forward. Of course, success requires hard training," (yle.fi, 19 Jul 2018)
Awards
In 2017 he was shortlisted for the Athlete of the Year award by the Finnish Gymnastics Association. (uusisuomi.fi, 17 Jan 2018; vakpvoimistelu.sporttisaitti.com, 19 Nov 2017)
Last update : 2024-07-22