Max Salminen
![]() Salminen in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | Swedish | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Lund, Sweden | 22 September 1988||||||||||||||||||||
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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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.
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
Categories:
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Lund
- Swedish male sailors (sport)
- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
- Olympic sailors for Sweden
- Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Star
- Olympic medalists in sailing
- Finn class sailors
- Laser class sailors
- Swedish people of Finnish descent
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Royal Swedish Yacht Club sailors
- Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Finn
- Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Finn
- Swedish yacht racing biography stubs