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Jenna Laukkanen
* 2 March 1995 Kuhmo
Present residence: Sotkamo
182 cm, 77 kg
Club: Swimming Club Vuokatti
Coach: Toni Piirainen
Events: 100 m & 200 m breaststroke, 4 x 100 m medley
Jenna Laukkanen made a spectacular breakthrough to the world swimming elite in December 2015 by winning two
gold medals at the European Short Course Championships in Netanya, Israel. In May 2016 she took her first senior
long course medals, bronze in 50 metres breaststroke and the medley relay at the European Championships in Lon-
don. Jenna hails from Sotkamo in Northern Finland, place better known for winter sports athletes. Her two brothers
have also won swimming medals at national level.
PREVIOUS OLYMPIC GAMES:
2012 34th 100m breaststroke, 32nd 200m breaststroke.
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS (all in breaststroke):
2010 EurShCh 10th 50m, 18th 100m, 9th 200m, 7th 4x50m medley. EurJunCh bronze 100m, silver 200m.
2011 WCh 22nd 100m, 24th 200m, 16th 4x100m medley. EurShCh 25th 50m, 20th 100m, 19th 200m, 13th 4x50m
medley. EurJunCh bronze 50 m, silver 100m.
2012 EurCh 12th 50m, dq heats 100m, 21st 200m, 7th 4x100m medley. EurShCh 5th 50m, 5th 100m, 5th 200m,
4th 4x50m medley.
2013 WCh 20th 100m, 16th 200m, 14th 4x100m medley. EurShCh 18th 50m, 16th 100m, 23rd 200m,
8th 4x50m medley.
2014 EurCh 18th 50m, 20th 100m, 16th 200m, 6th 4x100m free, 13th 4x100m medley. WShCh 13th 50m,
14th 100m, 16th 200m, 9th 4x50m medley, 6th 4x100m medley.
2015 WCh 15th 50m, 14th 100m, 15th 200m, 13th 4x100m medley. EurShCh gold 50m, gold 100m,
5th 4x50m medley, 6th 4x50 m mixed medley.
2016 EurCh bronze 50m, 9th 100m, 7th 200m, bronze 4x100m medley.
PERSONAL BESTS:
100m breaststroke: 1:07.58 (2015)
200m breaststroke: 2:25.45 (2015)