# Tuula Tenkanen

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Finnish sailor (born 1990)

Tuula Tenkanen Personal information Nationality Finland Born (1990-08-11) 11 August 1990 (age 35) Espoo, Finland Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) Weight 62 kg (137 lb) Sailing career Sport Sailing Club Esbo Segelförening[1] Coached by Minna Aalto[1] Class Sailboard

**Tuula Tenkanen** (born 11 August 1990 in [Espoo](/source/Espoo)) is a [Finnish](/source/Finland) sailor, who specialized in one-person dinghy ([Laser Radial](/source/Laser_Radial)) class.[1][2] She represented her nation [Finland](/source/Finland) at the [2008 Summer Olympics](/source/2008_Summer_Olympics), and at the [2020 Summer Olympics](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics).[3]

## Career

She trained at Espoo Sailing Club ([Finnish](/source/Finnish_language): *Esbo Segelförening*) throughout most of her sporting career under her longtime coach and mentor Minna Aalto.[4] As of September 2014, Tenkanen was ranked sixth in the world for the one-person dinghy class by the [International Sailing Federation](/source/International_Sailing_Federation), following her successes at the European and ISAF World Championships.[5][6]

Tenkanen qualified for the Finnish squad in the newly introduced [Laser Radial](/source/Sailing_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Laser_Radial) class at the [2008 Summer Olympics](/source/2008_Summer_Olympics) in [Beijing](/source/Beijing) by placing twelfth and receiving a berth from the ISAF World Championships in [Auckland, New Zealand](/source/Auckland%2C_New_Zealand).[7][8] She posted a net score of 128 points to achieve a creditable twenty-second position in a fleet of twenty-eight sailors, edging out Belarus' [Tatiana Drozdovskaya](/source/Tatiana_Drozdovskaya) by a mere, thirteen-point gap on the tenth leg.[9][10]

Tenkanen sought to compete for the [2012 Summer Olympics](/source/2012_Summer_Olympics) in [London](/source/London), but lost the slot to her sailing rival [Sari Multala](/source/Sari_Multala), who later finished seventh in the same class. Two years later, at the [2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships](/source/2014_ISAF_Sailing_World_Championships) in [Santander, Spain](/source/Santander%2C_Spain), Tenkanen delivered her best career record with a fourth-place finish in the Laser Radial class to secure a spot on the Finnish sailing team for her second Olympic bid in [Rio de Janeiro](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro).[6][11]

She competed at the [2018 ISAF Sailing World Championships](/source/2018_Sailing_World_Championships), and qualified for the [2020 Summer Olympics](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics).[12]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-beijing2008_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-beijing2008_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-beijing2008_1-2) ["NBC Olympics Athlete Profile: Tuula Tenkanen"](http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=62366/bio/index.html). *[Beijing 2008](/source/Beijing_2008)*. [NBC Olympics](/source/NBC_Olympics). Retrieved 5 October 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; [Mallon, Bill](/source/Bill_Mallon); et al. ["Tuula Tenkanen"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200417180203/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/te/tuula-tenkanen-1.html). *Olympics at Sports-Reference.com*. [Sports Reference LLC](/source/Sports_Reference). Archived from [the original](https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/te/tuula-tenkanen-1.html) on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Sailing TENKANEN Tuula"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210727210836/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/sailing/athlete-profile-n1317201-tenkanen-tuula.htm). *Tokyo 2020 Olympics*. [Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games](/source/Tokyo_Organising_Committee_of_the_Olympic_and_Paralympic_Games). Archived from [the original](https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/sailing/athlete-profile-n1317201-tenkanen-tuula.htm) on 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2021-07-27.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Fin dag för Tuula Tenkanen"](http://hbl.fi/sport/2014-06-11/618276/fin-dag-tuula-tenkanen) [Nice day for Tuula Tenkanen] (in Swedish). [Hufvudstadsbladet](/source/Hufvudstadsbladet). 11 June 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Anderson, Gary (16 April 2014). ["World's best to gather in Hyères for final sailing World Cup event of season"](http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/sailing/1019517-world-s-best-to-gather-in-hyeres-for-final-sailing-world-cup-event-of-season). Inside the Games. Retrieved 22 September 2014.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-tuula-rio_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-tuula-rio_6-1) Airio, Iina (17 September 2014). ["Tuula Tenkanen purjehti Suomelle toisen maapaikan"](http://www.hs.fi/urheilu/a1410928440113) [Tuula Tenkanen grabs the second spot for Finland] (in Finnish). [Helsingin Sanomat](/source/Helsingin_Sanomat). Retrieved 22 September 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Tuula Tenkanen Pekingiin – Sari Multala jäi rannalle"](http://www.iltasanomat.fi/urheilu/art-1288335266637.html) [Tuula Tenkanen goes to Beijing – Sari Multala stays on the coast] (in Finnish). [Ilta-Sanomat](/source/Ilta-Sanomat). 21 July 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2014.{{[cite news](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_news)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Tuula Tenkanen purjehtii Pekingissä"](http://www.uusisuomi.fi/urheilu/30178-tuula-tenkanen-purjehtii-pekingissa) [Tuula Tenkanen flies to Beijing] (in Finnish). [Uusi Suomi](/source/Uusi_Suomi). 20 July 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Women's Laser Radial"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120728182004/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/sailing/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DSAW103000/standings.html). *[Beijing 2008](/source/Beijing_2008)*. [NBC Olympics](/source/NBC_Olympics). Archived from [the original](http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/sailing/resultsandschedules/rsc=SAW103000/standings.html) on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Tenkanen olympiadebyytiksi kirjattiin 22. ja Colluran 29. sija"](http://yle.fi/vintti/yle.fi/pekingin_olympialaiset_2008/purjehdus/tenkasen_olympiadebyytiksi_kirjattiin_22_ja_colluran_29_sija_117679.html) [Olympians Tenkanen finished 22nd, while Collura placed 29th] (in Finnish). [Yle TV1](/source/Yle_TV1). 18 August 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Tuula Tenkanen varmisti Suomelle purjehduksen toisen maapaikan"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094914/http://www.sport.fi/uutiset/uutinen/tuula-tenkanen-varmisti-suomelle-purjehduksen-toisen-maapaikan) [Tuula Tenkanen secured the second place in the lap of sailing to Finland] (in Finnish). Sport.fi. 19 September 2014. Archived from [the original](http://www.sport.fi/uutiset/uutinen/tuula-tenkanen-varmisti-suomelle-purjehduksen-toisen-maapaikan) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Tokio 2020: Suomen joukkueen olympiapaikat, karsintojen aikataulut ja kisoihin valitut urheilijat"](https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/mita-on-tapahtunut-suomi-saamassa-massiivisen-yleisurheilujoukkueen-tokioon-katso-eri-lajien-kisapaikkojen-tilanne/8094618). *mtvuutiset.fi* (in Finnish). 2021-03-22. Retrieved 2021-04-11.

## External links

- [Tuula Tenkanen](https://web.archive.org/web/20241130/https://www.sailing.org/sailor/tuula-tenkanen?ref=FINTT1) at [World Sailing](/source/World_Sailing) (archived, [alternate link](https://web.archive.org/web/20241130/https://www.sailing.org/sailor/?ref=FINTT1))

- [Tuula Tenkanen](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/117772) at [Olympedia](/source/Olympedia)

- [Tuula Tenkanen](https://olympics.com/en/athletes/tuula-tenkanen) at [Olympics.com](/source/International_Olympic_Committee)

- [Tuula Tenkanen](https://www.olympiakomitea.fi/kisat-ja-joukkue/urheilijat/tuula-tenkanen/) at [Olympiakomitea.fi](/source/Finnish_Olympic_Committee) (in Finnish)

- [Beijing 2008 Athlete Bio](https://web.archive.org/web/20080906220111/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/8/208858.shtml) at [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

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