Matti Mattsson

Matti Mattsson (born 5 October 1993 in Pori, Finland)[1] is a Finnish swimmer.[2] 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. In Barcelona at the 2013 Swimming World Championships, he won bronze medal in Men's 200 metre breaststroke.[3] He has qualified to represent Finland at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4] He won bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Men's 200 metre breaststroke.

Matti Mattsson
Personal information
Born5 October 1993 (1993-10-05) (age 30)
Pori, Finland
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 200 m breaststroke
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place2013 Barcelona200 m breaststroke
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place2022 Rome200 m breaststroke

In January 2022, Mattsson was named the 2021 Sports Personality of the Year.[5]

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. "Tokio 2020: Suomen joukkueen olympiapaikat, karsintojen aikataulut ja kisoihin valitut urheilijat". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 22 March 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  5. 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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