Max Salminen (born 22 September 1988) is a Swedish competitive sailor. He was born in Lund. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London,[1] winning the star class together with Fredrik Lööf.
 Salminen in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Swedish | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 September 1988 Lund, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 197 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sailing career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Class(es) | Finn, Laser, Star | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Royal Swedish Yacht Club | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2016, he competed in the men's Finn at the Rio Olympics[2] where he finished in 6th place.
He has qualified to represent Sweden at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's Finn.
Achievements
edit- As of 27 September 2015[3]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event |
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| 2009 | Laser World Championships | Halifax, Canada | 81st | Laser class |
| 2011 | ISAF Sailing World Championships | Perth, Australia | 5th | Star class |
| 2012 | Star World Championship | Hyères, France | 5th | Star class |
| Olympic Games | Weymouth and Portland, UK | 1st | Star class | |
| 2013 | Finn Gold Cup | Tallinn, Estonia | 44th | Finn class |
| 2014 | ISAF Sailing World Championships | Santander, Spain | 10th | Finn class |
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Max Salminen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ "Results - Finn Men - Sailing - Rio 2016 - Olympics". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "Sailor Biography". Archived from the original on 23 November 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
External links
edit- Max Salminen at World Sailing
- Max Salminen at World Sailing (archived)
- Max Salminen at Olympics.com
- Max Salminen at Olympedia
- Max Salminen at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- Max Salminen on Instagram
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