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| Matti
MATTSSON |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
Finland
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 05 Oct 1993
in Pori, FIN |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Pori, FIN |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Porin Uimaseura: Finland |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began swimming at age seven in Finland. |
Why this sport? |
Swimming was a family sport. "As a child, my whole family was engaged in some kind of water sports." |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
Finnish |
Family |
Wife Maiju, two children including daughter Muume [2017] |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Eetu Karvonen [personal], FIN, from 2016 |
General Interest |
Milestones |
In 2013 he became the first Finnish swimmer to win a medal in breaststroke at the long course world championships by claiming bronze in the 200m event in Barcelona, Spain. (SportsDeskOnline, 02 Aug 2013) |
Nicknames |
Porin Karhuksi [Pori Bear] (Facebook profile, 05 Apr 2019) |
Injuries |
In 2014 he began developing abdominal pain and digestion problems which could not be resolved. In 2019 he was diagnosed with coeliac disease, an immune reaction to eating gluten. (is.fi, 22 Apr 2021)
In 2013 he fractured his right thumb after falling when he was cycling. He returned to competition in March 2014. (hs.fi, 16 Aug 2014; mattimattsson.fi, 14 Mar 2014) |
Other information |
RETIREMENT PLANS
He intended to retire from swimming following the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, but decided to continue after the Games were postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He also consulted with his sport psychologist Aapo Kilpelainen about extending his career. "Aapo wanted to have an in-depth discussion on how to proceed. Indeed, it is quite a thought-dominating thing. When the outlook for the competition season changed, of course, it also affected what had been done. The turmoil in the world and the cancellation of competitions made us wonder how we should train if there were no competitions." (is.fi, 27 Mar 2020; yle.fi, 22 Mar 2020)
OTHER ACTIVITIES
In 2021 he was appointed a sports ambassador for his home city of Pori until the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. "It's great to be able to help children and young people and make Pori a more mobile city." (yle.fi, 25 Sep 2021) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 21 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Breaststroke |
1:00.02 |
| 3 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:07.13 |
| Heats |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
100m Breaststroke |
1:02.45 |
| Semifinal |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
200m Breaststroke |
2:12.99 |
| 17 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
200m Breaststroke |
2:11.81 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 6 |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
200m Breaststroke |
2:09.80 |
| 19 |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Breaststroke |
1:00.57 |
| 10 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:09.93 |
| Heats |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
100m Breaststroke |
1:00.62 |
| 8 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:09.65 |
| Semifinal |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Breaststroke |
1:00.66 |
| Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
200m Breaststroke |
2:13.80 |
| Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:12.66 |
| Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Breaststroke |
1:01.92 |
| Semifinal |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
200m Breaststroke |
2:10.51 |
| Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
100m Breaststroke |
1:01.44 |
| 3 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
200m Breaststroke |
2:08.95 |
European Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 2 |
2022 |
Rome, ITA |
200m Breaststroke |
2:09.40 |
| Semifinal |
2022 |
Rome, ITA |
100m Breaststroke |
1:00.64 |
| 4 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:08.48 |
| Semifinal |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Breaststroke |
59.99 |
| Semifinal |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
200m Breaststroke |
2:10.19 |
| 5 |
2016 |
London, ENG |
200m Breaststroke |
2:10.69 |
| Semifinal |
2016 |
London, ENG |
100m Breaststroke |
1:01.32 |
| Semifinal |
2014 |
Berlin, GER |
200m Breaststroke |
2:12.93 |
| Heats |
2014 |
Berlin, GER |
50m Breaststroke |
28.89 |
| Heats |
2014 |
Berlin, GER |
100m Breaststroke |
1:02.70 |
| 7 |
2014 |
Berlin, GER |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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| Semifinal |
2012 |
Debrecen, HUN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:13.49 |
| Heats |
2012 |
Debrecen, HUN |
50m Breaststroke |
28.85 |
| Heats |
2012 |
Debrecen, HUN |
100m Breaststroke |
1:02.18 |
| Heats |
2012 |
Debrecen, HUN |
50m Freestyle |
24.87 |
European Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
50m Breaststroke |
27.61 |
| Heats |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
200m Breaststroke |
2:06.46 |
| Heats |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
100m Breaststroke |
59.74 |
| Heats |
2015 |
Netanya, ISR |
200m Breaststroke |
2:07.98 |
| Heats |
2015 |
Netanya, ISR |
100m Breaststroke |
1:00.50 |
| Heats |
2015 |
Netanya, ISR |
50m Breaststroke |
27.80 |
World Cup Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 7 |
2012 |
Stockholm, SWE |
200m Breaststroke |
2:12.37 |
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