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| Born | () 17 February (age 71) Askainen, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight | 98– kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Nesteen Soutajat, Naantali | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pertti Johannes Karppinen (born 17 February ) is a retired Finnish rower noted for his three consecutive Olympic gold medals in single sculls in , and
Biography
Karppinen won the world titles in and and once held the world record in indoor rowing.
His style was to row a steady race and finish with a devastating sprint. In the early portions of the race, he would often trail his rivals by several boat length, only to catch them at the race finish.
Karppinen and great German sculler Peter-Michael Kolbe had one of the greatest rivalries in the history of the sport. Although Kolbe has more Olympic and World Championship medals than any other single sculler in history, he never won an Olympic gold medal.
Twice, in and , Kolbe had the lead the entire race, only to be passed in the last few meters of the race by Karppinen. Kolbe and Karppinen did not face each other in the Games because West Germany chose to boycott the games to protest the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan.
Karppinen and Kolbe faced each other one last time at the Summer Olympics.
Pertti karppinen biography template pdf Perttti Karppinen's exceptional rowing career stands as a testament to his unwavering focus, strategic brilliance, and unwavering belief in his abilities. His Olympic triumphs and unique style cemented his place among the greatest rowers of all time, a true "Olympic legend.".Karppinen missed making the finals, but won the consolation race for seventh place. Kolbe again won a silver medal being beaten by prodigy Thomas Lange. Karppinen would go on to compete in the Summer Olympics finishing in tenth place.
Karppinen and Russia's Vyacheslav Ivanov are the only men to win gold medals in the single scull at three straight Olympics.
Besides single sculls, Karppinen also rowed doubles with his younger brother Reima and won a silver medal at the World Rowing Championships. Currently Karppinen works as a national rowing coach, and also trains his son Juho, and daughter Eeva, who both compete in rowing at the international level.
See also
In Spanish: Pertti Karppinen para niños
- Athletes with most gold medals in one event at the Olympic Games