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Matti HEIKKINEN FIN

Matti Heikkinen second in the Sports Personality of the Year in Finland

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Matti Heikkinen leads Finnish squad in Tour de Barents

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Matti Heikkinen is the new World Champion in 15 km Classic. UPDATED

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	FUNCTION IN THE TEAM		Athlete
	NAME		Matti HEIKKINEN
	NICKNAME		Happo
	GENDER		Male
	BIRTH DAY		19
	BIRTH MONTH		December
	BIRTH YEAR		1983
	HOMETOWN		Kajaani
	COUNTRY		FIN
	RELATIONSHIP STATUS		Married
	ZODIAC SIGN		Sagittarius

	OLYMPICS STARTS		2
	WORLD CUP PODIUMS		2
	WORLD CUP WINS		1
	WORLD CUP STARTS		57

	SKIS		Salomon
	BINDINGS		Rottefella
	BOOTS		Salomon

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	EDUCATION		Matriculation examination, studying marketing in the University of Jyvaeskylae
	OCCUPATION		Skier
	FAMILY		Two brothers
	WHAT LANGUAGES DO YOU SPEAK?		English, Finnish
	MY WEB PAGE		www.mattiheikkinen.fi
	THREE MOVIES YOU MUST WATCH		The Snatch.


OLYMPIC GAMES	39th	15K	WHISTLER OLYMPIC PARK 2010
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP	GOLD	15K	OSLO 2011
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP	18th	PUR	OSLO 2011
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP	37th	50K	LIBEREC 2009
WORLD CUP	27th	15K	OTEPAA 2012
WORLD CUP	24th	50K	TOUR DE SKI 2012
WORLD CUP	59th	SP	ROGLA 2012
JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP	7th	10K	SOLLEFTEA 2003
JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP	42nd	30K	SOLLEFTEA 2003
JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP	38th	SP	SCHONACH 2002

Date	Place	Nation	Position	Point


28-01-2012	Keuruu	FIN	12	0.00
27-01-2012	Keuruu	FIN	5	0.00
22-01-2012	Otepaa	EST	27	4.00
08-01-2012	Val di Fiemme	ITA	6	0.00
08-01-2012	Tour de Ski	FIS	24	7.00
07-01-2012	Val di Fiemme	ITA	51	0.00
05-01-2012	Toblach	ITA	18	0.00
04-01-2012	Toblach	ITA	56	0.00
04-01-2012	Toblach	ITA	56	0.00
03-01-2012	Toblach	ITA	22	0.00
01-01-2012	Oberstdorf	GER	12	0.00
31-12-2011	Oberstdorf	GER	91	0.00
31-12-2011	Oberstdorf	GER	91	0.00
30-12-2011	Oberhof	GER	14	0.00
29-12-2011	Oberhof	GER	22	0.00
18-12-2011	Rogla	SLO	59	0.00
18-12-2011	Rogla	SLO	59	0.00
17-12-2011	Rogla	SLO	7	36.00
10-12-2011	Davos	SUI	8	32.00
19-11-2011	Sjusjoen	NOR	40	0.00


	HOW AND WHEN DID YOU BEGIN CROSS-COUNTRY?		When I was nine years old. There was a competition for juniors in Kajaani.
	HAVE YOU HAD TO OVERCOME ANY SERIOUS INJURIES?		No.
	COACHES IN PAST AND PRESENT		Ossi Leinonen 1994-2001. Toni Roponen 2001->
	WHAT DO THE OLYMPICS MEAN TO YOU AND WHEN DID YOU REALIZE YOU WANTED TO BE AN OLYMPIAN?		The main goal for me. I realized when I was nine years old.
	WHAT IS YOUR PROUDEST		27.6.2007


	FAVORITE TRAINING AREA		Laajavuori
	FAVORITE COMPETITION		15 kilometes skating and classic.
	THREE REACHED GOALS		Two world championship medals and silver medal from finnish championships.
	THREE THINGS WHICH WENT TERRIBLY WRONG		Lotto. Everytime.


	BEER VS. WINE		Beer
	VEGGIES VS. MEAT		Meat
	FERRARI VS. PORSHE		Ferrari
	COFFEE VS. TEA		Coffee
	CLASSIC VS. SKATING		Skating
	SEA VS. MOUNTAINS		Sea

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