Occupation
Athlete, Student
Spoken languages
English, Finnish
Club
Jyvaskylan Voimistelijat 79 [JyVo 79] [Jyvaskyla, FIN]
Coach
Mika Holopainen [club]; Timo Holopainen [national]; Mati Kirmes [national] (voimistelu.fi, 01 Mar 2016)
Other sports
He has also represented Finland in trampoline gymnastics. He was also crowned the 2014 world champion in swing jumping, a sport where athletes perform acrobatic dives off a swing. (adrex.com, 27 Jul 2014; voimistelu.fi, 24 Jul 2014)
International senior debut
2008 for Finland (voimistelu.fi, 24 Jul 2014)
Injuries
In January 2015 he tore his Achilles tendon. (Twitter profile, 05 Jan 2015)
In late 2010 he suffered a right ankle injury that went undiagnosed. In August 2011 he suffered a left ankle injury and when he went for scans a loose bone in his right ankle was also diagnosed. In December 2011 he had surgery to fix his right ankle. Further surgeries over the next six months led to infections, forcing him to briefly consider retirement. (yle.fi, 30 Apr 2014)
From age 13 to 16 he trained and competed in the trampoline due to stress injuries that he suffered in both knees. (yle.fi, 30 Apr 2014)
Start sporting career
He took up the sport in 1998. (voimistelu.fi, 24 Jul 2014)
Ambitions
To reach the final of each major championship event. (voimistelu.fi, 24 Jul 2014)
Last update : 2016-06-23
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