Tuukka Kaukoniemi
Tuukka Kaukoniemi 
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| birthday | 22nd November 1985 (age 34) | ||
| place of birth | Oulu , Finland | ||
| size | 170 cm | ||
| Weight | 65 kg | ||
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| discipline | Slalom , giant slalom | ||
| society | Vuokatti slalom | ||
| status | resigned | ||
| End of career | 2009 | ||
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Tuukka Kaukoniemi (born November 22, 1985 in Oulu ) is a former Finnish ski racer . He mainly started in the slalom and giant slalom disciplines .
Career
Tuukka Kaukoniemi took part in FIS races and the Finnish championships from the 2000/2001 season . After first victories and podium places in FIS races, he started in Levi in December 2004 for the first time in two giant slaloms in the European Cup , in which, however, he failed in the first round. During the next two years there were no further European Cup starts. In February 2005 Kaukoniemi took part in the Junior World Championships in Bardonecchia , where he only came 66th in the downhill.
After Kaukoniemi had won three FIS races again in the 2005/2006 season, he was regularly used in the European Cup and World Cup slaloms from winter 2006/2007 . While he did not make it into the second round in any of the World Cup races, he achieved 21st place in the first slalom in Salla as the best result of the season in the European Cup . Kaukoniemi was also part of the Finnish team at the 2007 World Cup in Åre . He was eliminated in slalom after 25th place in the first run in the second run, but reached fourth place with his teammates in the team competition .
From the 2007/2008 season, Kaukoniemi was rarely used in the World Cup and still remained without points. In the European Cup he achieved his best career result on December 5, 2007 with eleventh place in the giant slalom in Geilo . Due to a ligament injury in his knee, he had to end the season six weeks later. Throughout the next winter, Kaukoniemi remained without points in the European Cup. In FIS races, however, he still managed to win. After the Finnish championships in April 2009, he ended his career as an active ski racer.
successes
World championships
- Åre 2007 : 4th team competition
Junior World Championships
- Bardonecchia 2005 : 66th departure
More Achievements
- 2 top 20 placements in the European Cup
- 11 victories in FIS races
Web links
- Tuukka Kaukoniemi in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
- Tuukka Kaukoniemi in the database of Ski-DB (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tuukka Kaukoniemi. ( Memento of the original from January 23, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. hiihtoliitto.sporttisaitti.com, accessed March 23, 2011 (Finnish)
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| SURNAME | Kaukoniemi, Tuukka |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish ski racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 22, 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oulu , Finland |