We Finns love our athletes and sometimes we condemn them easly for not to get any victory. Probably the most famous sports are ice-hockey, football and the motor sport, especially rally and the formula1. Inside every Finn there lives a little Mika Häkkinen, Kimi Räikkönen or Tommi Mäkinen. Especially the Finnish men think that they are as good drivers as the best rally drivers are.
Ski jumping and javelin have also a big place in our hearts.
Here are little introducions of nine great Finnish athletes, which our class has chosen for you.
Pekka Koskela
speed skating
Born: 29.11.1982
Home town: Seinäjoki
World championship medals:
- 0 gold medal
- 1 silver medal
- 0 bronze medal
Olympic medals:
-1 silver medals
Questions:
1. When was he born?
2. When did Pekka start to compete?
3. Where did he start skating?
4. Pekka Koskela made a world record. Find out what is it?
http://www.pekkakoskela.net/
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/
TOMMI MÄKINEN
RALLY DRIVER
BORN: 26 th /july 1964
HOMETWON: Jyväskylä
Active years
1987 - 2003
Teams
Nissan, Mitsubishi, Subaru World Rally Team
World rallies 139
ACHIEVMENTS:
Championships
4 (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999)
Wins
24
Podium finishes
45
Stage wins
362
Points
544
First world rally
1987 1000 Lakes Rally
First win
1994 1000 Lakes Rally
Last win
2002 Monte Carlo Rally
Last world rally
2003 Rally Great Britain
Questions about Finnish rally drivers:
1. Who is the latest Finnish world rally champion?
2. How many Finnish drivers are there driving world rally in this season?
3. Who is your favourite rally driver?
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/world_rally-championshiphttp://www.motorsportrace.com/wrc/pilots
Mika Häkkinen
Formula one driver
Born: 1968 in Vantaa
Teams: Lotus 1991-1992, McLaren 1993-2001
World championships:
-2 Gold medals
-1 silver medals
Questions:
1. What’s the worst crash that Mika had?
2. What’s Mikas horoscope?
3. Where does Mika live today?
http://www.hakkinen.com/
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/
4. Who is the new Finnish McLaren pilot in formula1?
http://www.mclaren.com/
5. Who is Keke Rosberg and who is his son, who is driving formula1?
http://www.kekerosberg.com/
Paavo Nurmi
Runner
Born:13.6.1897.
Died:2.10.1973.
Home town:Turku and Helsinki.
Olympic medals
9 gold medals,3 silver medals.
Medal record
Men's athletics
Gold
1920 Antwerp 10000 m , 1920 Antwerp
8000 m cross country , 1920 Antwerp 8000 m cross country team,
1924 Paris 1500 m ,
1924 Paris 5000 m ,
1924 Paris 5000 m cross country ,
1924 Paris 5000 m cross country team,
1924 Paris 3000 m team,
1928 Amsterdam 10000 m
Silver
1920 Antwerp 5000 m,
1928 Amsterdam 5000 m ,
1928 Amsterdam 3000 m steeplechase
Questions:
1. What was the longest distance that Paavo ran?
2. What are the things that made Paavo the greatest runner of all time?
3. When did Paavo win his first gold medal?
4. Where can you find the statue of Paavo Nurmi?
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/paavonurmi
www.en.wikipedia.org/olympicgoldmedalistsforfinland
www.urheilumuseo.org/paavonurmi
Use Google and read more about Paavo Nurmi:
The sports museum foundation of Finland
Stars of Finnish sport
Veikko Kankkonen
ski jumper
Born: 5.1.1940
Home town: Sotkamo
Medals: 11-gold medals and 1-silver medal
Olympic medals: 1-silver and 1 gold medal
Questions:
1. How many olympic medals Veikko has and when did he win them?
2. When did Veikko compete the first time and where?
3. Who is the best ski jumper in the world for all time?
4. Who is Janne Ahonen?
www.en.wikipedia.org/veikkokankkonen
www.en.wikipedia.org/skijumping
www.en.wikipedia.org/janneahonen
Jari Litmanen
footballer
Born: 20.2. 71
Home town: Lahti
Personal awards and achievements:
-Finnish player of the year:1990,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,2000
-Finnish sportsperson of the year 1995
-Dutch player of the year:1993
-European footballer of the year 8th place:1994
-European footballer of the Year,3rd place:1995
-Dutch leagua top scorer:1993-1994
-UEFA champions leagueof top scorer:1995-96
-ALL time cap leader of the Finnish national team
-All-time top scorer of the Finnish national team
Teemu Selänne
Ice Hockey Player
Born: 3.7.1970
Hometown: Los Angeles, USA
Team: Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Finnish championship
Teemu Selänne is the best ice hockey player in Finland.
Records:
Stanley cup award, NHL champions:2007
Medals in Finnish national team:
1998 winter Olympics bronze medal
1999 world championship , silver medal
2004 world Cup of hockey ,silver medal
2006 winter Olympics , silver medal
Questions:
1. What is the last trophy Teemu Selänne has won ?
2. What is Teemu Selänne’s horoscope ?
3. How old Teemu was when he started playing in an ice hockey team ?
www.en.wikipedia.org/teemuselanne
http://www.nhl.com/
SIIRI RANTANEN
cross-country skier
BORN: 14.2.1924
HOMETOWN: TOHMAJÄRVI
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALS:
-2 SILVER MEDALS 1954
-1 BRONZE MEDAL 1962
OLYMPIC MEDALS:
-2 BRONZE MEDALS 1952, 1960
-1 GOLD MEDAL 1956
Tero Pitkämäki
Javelin thrower
born:19.12.1982.Ilmajoki.
home town: Seinäjoki
Pitkämäki finished 8th in the javelin contest at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
At the 2005 World Championships in Athletics, he was fourth.
Pitkämäki took his first medal by placing second at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics.
In the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Japan, Pitkämäki won gold medal in men's javelin.
On October 5, 2007, Tero Pitkämäki was honored with the European Athlete of the Year title by the EEA.
In December 2007 Pitkämäki was voted Finnish Sportsman of the Year by the members of the Finnish Sport Journalists Association.
Questions:
1. How long was the Tero´s winning throw in the 2007 World Championships in Athletics?
( Watch the video! )
2. What is Tero´s record in javelin throwing?
www.en.wikipedia.org
3. How many Finnish World Championship winners in javelin you can find?
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