Max Salminen
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| Full name | Max Salminen | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 September 1988 Lund, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Class(es) | Finn, Laser, Star | |||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kungliga Svenska Segelsällskapet | |||||||||||||||||||
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[]
- As of 27 September 2015[3]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Laser World Championships | Halifax, Canada | 81st | Laser class |
| 2011 | ISAF Sailing World Championships | Perth, Australia | 5th | Star class |
| 2012 | Star World Championships | 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[]
- ^ "Max Salminen". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ "Results - Finn Men - Sailing - Rio 2016 - Olympics". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "Sailor Biography".
External links[]
- Max Salminen at World Sailing
- Max Salminen at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- Max Salminen at Olympedia
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Lund
- Swedish male sailors (sport)
- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
- Olympic sailors of 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