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Aleksandra Blinnikka

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Aleksandra Blinnikka
Personal information
Birth nameAleksandra Anastasia Blinnikka
NationalityFinnish
Born (1992-12-30) 30 December 1992 (age 31)
Vantaa
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Sailing career
Class(es)IQFOIL Olympic class (since 2020), RS:X Olympic class, Raceboard
ClubHelsingfors Segelklubb
CoachBorja Carracedo Serra

Aleksandra Blinnikka (born 30 December 1992) is a professional windsurfer from Finland.[1] She began competing internationally in 2013, initially in the Raceboard Class. Over the years, she has participated in various windsurfing disciplines, including Raceboard, RS:X Olympic Class, IQFoil Olympic Class, and Windsurfer LT events. In 2020, she transitioned to the newly introduced IQFOIL Olympic class, which was featured in the 2024 Summer Olympics. Blinnikka has secured two Gold medals at the Raceboard World Championships and the European Championships.[2]

In both 2018 and 2019, she was nominated as "Athlete of the Year" in Vantaa and was among the top 11 nominees for the "Sports Moment of the Year" at the Finnish Sports Gala[3] - Urheilugaala.[4][5]

International Competition Records

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Windsurfer LT

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  • 2024 Bronze medalist in the European Championships

IQFOIL Olympic Class

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  • 2024 14th in the Olympics Last Chance Qualifier Regatta, Hyeres
  • 2024 66th in the iQFoil World Championships, Lanzarote
  • 2023 56th in the World Championships, The Hague
  • 2023 21st in the Olympic Test Event, Marseile
  • 2023 47th in the European Championships, Patras
  • 2023 52nd in the  Princesa Sofia World Cup, Mallorca
  • 2022 26th in the iQFoil European Championship, Garda [6]
  • 2022 31st in the Princesa Sofia World Cup, Mallorca [7]
  • 2021 34th in the iQFoil European Championship, Marseille [8]
  • 2021 44th in the iQFoil World Championship, Silvaplana [9]

RS:X Olympic Class

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  • 2020 29th in the RS:X European Championships, Vilamoura
  • 2019 98th in the RS:X Windsurfing World Championships, Garda [10]

Raceboard World Championships

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Raceboard European Championships

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  • 2019 Silver medalist[18]
  • 2018 Gold medalist[19]
  • 2015 Gold medalist[20]
  • 2014 Bronze medalist[21]
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References

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  1. ^ World of Windsurfing - Aleksandra Blinnikka
  2. ^ Iltalehti - MM-kultaa! Vantaalainen Aleksandra Blinnikka toisti viime vuoden temppunsa
  3. ^ Vantaan Sanomat - Vantaan Vuoden Urheilija
  4. ^ Helsingin Sanomat - Ehdolla myös monta tuntematonta maailmanmestaria
  5. ^ Yle - Äänestä vuoden 2018 sykähdyttävintä urheiluhetkeä
  6. ^ "2022 iQFOiL Europeans Circolo Surf Torbole".
  7. ^ "51 Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofía Mallorca - 2022".
  8. ^ "Sailwave results for 2021iQFOiL EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 22nd - 28th October, 2021 at Club la Pelle, Marseille, France 2021".
  9. ^ "Sailwave results for iQFOiL Senior Worlds Women at Silvaplana 2021".
  10. ^ RS:X Worlds 2019 results
  11. ^ Raceboard Worlds 2019 results
  12. ^ Raceboard Worlds 2018 results
  13. ^ Aleksandra Blinnikka and Joao Rodrigues claim 2018 Raceboard world titles
  14. ^ Raceboard Worlds 2017 results
  15. ^ Raceboard Worlds 2015 results
  16. ^ Raceboard Worlds results 2014
  17. ^ Raceboard Worlds 2013 results
  18. ^ Raceboard Europeans 2019 results
  19. ^ Raceboard Europeans 2018 results
  20. ^ Raceboard Europeans 2015 results
  21. ^ Raceboard Europeans 2014 results