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{{MedalSport|Men's [[Canoe racing|canoe sprint]]}} |
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{{MedalGold|[[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]]|[[Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics |
{{MedalGold|[[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]]|[[Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 500 metres|K-1 500 m]]}} |
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{{MedalCompetition|[[ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|World Championships]]}} |
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{{MedalGold|[[1993 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1993 Copenhagen]]|K-1 500 m}} |
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'''Mikko Yrjö Ilmari Kolehmainen''' (born |
'''Mikko Yrjö Ilmari Kolehmainen''' (born 18 August 1964 in [[Mikkeli]]) is a [[Finland|Finnish]] [[canoe sprint]]er who competed from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. Competing in four [[Summer Olympics]], he won the gold medal in the K-1 500 m event at [[Barcelona]] in [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992]]. Kolehmainen's victory was Finland's only gold medal at those games. |
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By now established as Finland's strongest kayak sprinter, he concentrated in the K-1 500 m discipline. Although a respected competitor at international regattas he never really threatened the top paddlers for the major prizes. At the [[1991 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1991 World Championships]] in [[Paris]] he finished a creditable seventh. |
By now established as Finland's strongest kayak sprinter, he concentrated in the K-1 500 m discipline. Although a respected competitor at international regattas he never really threatened the top paddlers for the major prizes. At the [[1991 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1991 World Championships]] in [[Paris]] he finished a creditable seventh. |
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It was therefore a major shock when, at the [[1992 Summer Olympics|Barcelona Olympics in 1992]], he won the K-1 500 m gold medal. His victory over reigning champion [[Zsolt Gyulay]] of [[Hungary]] gave Finland their only gold medal of an otherwise disappointing Games. |
It was therefore a major shock when, at the [[1992 Summer Olympics|Barcelona Olympics in 1992]], he won the K-1 500 m gold medal. His victory over reigning champion [[Zsolt Gyulay]] of [[Hungary]] gave Finland their only gold medal of an otherwise disappointing Games. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105013709/http://canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%201-41%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007-2.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal%5Fwinners%5Fsince%5F1936%2F1510%2F0 |date=2010-01-05 |title=ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 }} |
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*{{Webarchive |url=https://www.webcitation.org/5l9vPO85Y?url=http://www.canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%2042-83%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal%5Fwinners%5Fsince%5F1936%2F1510%2F0 |date=2009-11-09 |title=ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007}} |
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*[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/mikko-kolehmainen-1.html Sports-reference.com profile] |
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==External links== |
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*{{SR/Olympics profile|ko/mikko-kolehmainen-1}} |
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{{Footer Olympic Champions Men K-1 500 m}} |
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{{Footer World Champions Canoe Sprint K-1 500 m Men}} |
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| NAME = Kolehmainen, Mikko |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = August 18, 1964 |
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[[Category:1964 births]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:Sportspeople from Mikkeli]] |
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[[Category:Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics]] |
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[[Category:Canoeists at the 1988 Summer Olympics]] |
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[[Category:Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics]] |
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[[Category:Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics]] |
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[[Category:Finnish canoeists]] |
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Mikko Yrjö Ilmari Kolehmainen (born 18 August 1964 in Mikkeli) is a Finnish canoe sprinter who competed from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won the gold medal in the K-1 500 m event at Barcelona in 1992. Kolehmainen's victory was Finland's only gold medal at those games.
By now established as Finland's strongest kayak sprinter, he concentrated in the K-1 500 m discipline. Although a respected competitor at international regattas he never really threatened the top paddlers for the major prizes. At the 1991 World Championships in Paris he finished a creditable seventh.
It was therefore a major shock when, at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, he won the K-1 500 m gold medal. His victory over reigning champion Zsolt Gyulay of Hungary gave Finland their only gold medal of an otherwise disappointing Games.
A year later he showed that his Barcelona performance was no fluke by winning the world championship K-1 500 m title in Copenhagen. At his farewell Olympics, in Atlanta in 1996 he finished in seventh place, and carried the flag at the opening ceremony.
References[edit]
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
External links[edit]
- Mikko Kolehmainen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- 1964 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Mikkeli
- Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Finnish male canoeists
- Olympic canoeists for Finland
- Olympic gold medalists for Finland
- Olympic medalists in canoeing
- ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- European canoeist stubs
- Finnish sportspeople stubs
- Finnish Olympic medalist stubs