Matti Mattsson

Matti Mattsson
Personal information
Born5 October 1993 (1993-10-05) (age 32)
Pori, Finland
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo 200 m breaststroke
World Championships (LC)
2013 Barcelona 200 m breaststroke
European Championships (LC)
2022 Rome 200 m breaststroke

Matti Mattsson (born 5 October 1993 in Pori, Finland)[1] is a Finnish swimmer and Olympic bronze medalist.[2] In Barcelona at the 2013 Swimming World Championships, he won the bronze medal in the men's 200 metre breaststroke.[3] He won a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 200 metre breaststroke.

In January 2022, Mattsson was named the 2021 Sports Personality of the Year.[4]

Career

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's 200 metre breaststroke, finishing in 17th place overall in the heats and failing to qualify for the semifinals.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's 200 metre breaststroke, placing 11th in the heats and qualifying for the semifinals, where he placed last.

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in 2021, he again competed in the men's 200 metre breaststroke, where he was the 5th fastest in the heats with a time of 2:08.22, a new Finnish record. In the finals, he set a time of 2:07.13, improving his own record by over a second and coming in third to win a bronze medal.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Matti Mattsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Matti Mattsson". London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Daniel Gyurta 200 Breaststroke World Championhips Winner – Post Race Interview". Swimswam.com. 2 August 2013.
  4. ^ Visuri, Roope (13 January 2022). "Matti Mattsson on vuoden urheilija 2021 komealla äänisaalilla! Leijonat niukasti Vuoden joukkue – katso tästä Urheilugaalassa palkittuja". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). Yleisradio. Retrieved 14 January 2022.


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