Aleksandra Blinnikka
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Aleksandra Anastasia Blinnikka |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Born | 30 December 1992 Vantaa |
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Sailing career | |
| Class(es) | IQFOIL Olympic class (since 2020), RS:X Olympic class, Raceboard |
| Club | Helsingfors Segelklubb |
| Coach | Borja Carracedo Serra |
Aleksandra Blinnikka (born 30 December 1992) is a Finnish windsurfer.[1] She started her international competition career in 2013 in Raceboard Class.[2] Since then she has competed in Raceboard and RS:X Olympic Class events. 2020 she changed the discipline to the new IQFOIL Olympic class as it was chosen to be the new windsurfing olympic class in the next summer olympics 2024.[3] She has twice won the Raceboard Worlds and the European Championships.[4]
In 2018 and 2019 she was nominated as an Athlete of Vantaa.[5] She was also one of the TOP-11 nominees for Sports Moment of the Year in the Finnish Sports Gala - Urheilugaala.[6][7]
International Competition Records[edit]
IQFOIL Olympic Class[edit]
- 2022 26th in the iQFoil European Championship, Garda [8]
- 2022 31st in the Princesa Sofia World Cup, Mallorca [9]
- 2021 34th in the iQFoil European Championship, Marseille [10]
- 2021 44th in the iQFoil World Championship, Silvaplana [11]
- 2020 52nd Women in iQFoil International Games, Garda
RS:X Olympic Class[edit]
- 2019 RS:X Windsurfing World Championships 98th place[12]
Raceboard World Championships[edit]
- 2019 Gold medalist[13]
- 2018 Gold medalist[14][15]
- 2017 Bronze medalist[16]
- 2015 Silver medalist[17]
- 2014 6th place[18]
- 2013 10th place[19]
Raceboard European Championships[edit]
External links[edit]
- Helsingin Sanomat - Aleksandra Blinnikka teki radalla töitä ”ihan hullun lailla” ja voitti jälleen purjelautailun MM-kultaa
- Yle - Blinnikka taisteli näpit jäässä purjelautailun EM-hopeaa
- Finnair - How To Stay Fit While Travelling
- Suomen Purjehdus ja Veneily - Vuoden Parhaat Palkittiin
- Mikä vuosi! Vantaalaispurjehtija nappasi MM-kullan lisäksi euroopanmestaruuden
References[edit]
- ^ World of Windsurfing - Aleksandra Blinnikka
- ^ Helsingin Sanomat - Suomen tuntemattomin maailmanmestari
- ^ World Sailing - FINAB8 Sailor Biography
- ^ Iltalehti - MM-kultaa! Vantaalainen Aleksandra Blinnikka toisti viime vuoden temppunsa
- ^ Vantaan Sanomat - Vantaan Vuoden Urheilija
- ^ Helsingin Sanomat - Ehdolla myös monta tuntematonta maailmanmestaria
- ^ Yle - Äänestä vuoden 2018 sykähdyttävintä urheiluhetkeä
- ^ "2022 iQFOiL Europeans Circolo Surf Torbole".
- ^ "51 Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofía Mallorca - 2022".
- ^ "Sailwave results for 2021iQFOiL EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 22nd - 28th October, 2021 at Club la Pelle, Marseille, France 2021".
- ^ "Sailwave results for iQFOiL Senior Worlds Women at Silvaplana 2021".
- ^ RS:X Worlds 2019 results
- ^ Raceboard Worlds 2019 results
- ^ Raceboard Worlds 2018 results
- ^ Aleksandra Blinnikka and Joao Rodrigues claim 2018 Raceboard world titles
- ^ Raceboard Worlds 2017 results
- ^ Raceboard Worlds 2015 results
- ^ Raceboard Worlds results 2014
- ^ Raceboard Worlds 2013 results
- ^ Raceboard Europeans 2019 results
- ^ Raceboard Europeans 2018 results
- ^ Raceboard Europeans 2015 results
- ^ Raceboard Europeans 2014 results