Joel Naukkarinen Explained

Joel Naukkarinen
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National Team:Finland
Citizenship:Finnish
Birth Date:30 March 1993
Birth Place:Kouvola, Finland
Birth Name:Joel Kristian Naukkarinen
Occupation:Rower, doctor, researcher
Sport:Olympic rowing, coastal rowing, indoor rowing

Joel Kristian Naukkarinen (born 30 March 1993)[1] is a competitive Finnish rower. Naukkarinen is a four-time world champion in indoor rowing, a ten-time World Championship medalist and a three-time European Championship medalist.

Naukkarinen holds 16 Finnish records and one standing world record. Naukkarinen has 152 Finnish Championship medals. Naukkarinen has won the Nordic Championships in 2015 and 2022.[2]

In February 2022, Naukkarinen was awarded Rower of the Month by the World Rowing Federation.[3]

Championship medals

Indoor rowing:

Beach Sprints:

Indoor rowing

In 2015, Naukkarinen became the first men's open category rower to win the Finnish Championship title in all distances (500 m, 2,000 m, 10,000 m and 42,195 m).[4]

In total Naukkarinen has won 9 World Championship medals and 4 European Championship medals in indoor rowing.[5] [6] [7]

Naukkarinen has broken the world records for 100 m, one minute and 100 kilometers.[8] [9] His 100 kilometer record of 6:06:06.1 (average speed 1:49.8/500 m) is still standing, from when Naukkarinen rowed at the Kuopio Market Square at the opening of the Christmas season on 24 November 2018.[10] [11]

In January 2023, Naukkarinen earned the silver for the men's 2,000 m at the European World Indoor Championships in Paris, France with a time of 05:51.5.[12] [13]

In November 2022, Naukkarinen qualified and was invited to participate in the World Indoor Rowing Championships in Mississauga, Canada.[14] He ranked first out of 10 men invited to the Versa Challenge to determine the most fit versatile rower in the world.[15] [16] On 26 March 2023, Naukkarinen earned the title of World Indoor Rowing Versa Champion after completing 4 indoor rowing events over 2 days.[17]

Finnish records

Naukkarinen has several Finnish records in indoor rowing.[18]

DistanceSeriesIT/500 mHolderDate
500mU231:14.81:14.8Joel Naukkarinen4 October 2014
500mOpen1:13.51:13.5Joel Naukkarinen26 January 2022
1,000mU232:44.11:22.0Joel Naukkarinen24 January 2015
1,000mOpen2:42.61:21.3Joel Naukkarinen28 January 2017
2,000mU235:54.01:28.5Joel Naukkarinen31 January 2015
2,000mOpen5:46.11:26.5Joel Naukkarinen26 February 2022
5,000mU1917:18,81:43.9Joel Naukkarinen19 March 2011
10,000mU2332:44.81:38.2Joel Naukkarinen15 March 2015
10,000mOpen32:08.51:36.4Joel Naukkarinen15 February 2022
21,097mU201:14:56.91:46.5Joel Naukkarinen21 April 2012
21,097mU231:14:56.91:46.5Joel Naukkarinen21 April 2012
21,097mOpen1:14:56.91:46.5Joel Naukkarinen21 April 2012
42,195mU232:26:00.51:43.8Joel Naukkarinen25 April 2015
42,195mOpen2:26:00.51:43.8Joel Naukkarinen25 April 2015
Team

4 × 1,000m Men

Open2:52.51:26.3Joel Naukkarinen
Antti Kilpeläinen
Martti Kirjola
Antti Kirjola
23 January 2016
Team

4 × 1,000m Open mixed team

Open3:09.91:35.0Joel Naukkarinen
Kasper Hirvilampi
Eeva Karppinen
Suvi Karppinen
3 February 2018

Beach Sprints

In the 2022 World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals, Naukkarinen won Finland's first medal at the championships.[19]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Introduction . RowingFinn.com . Joel Naukkarinen . 16 June 2023.
  2. Web site: Poikonen . Outi . 21 June 2022 . Soutaja Joel Naukkarinen haki PM-menestystä . 23 February 2023.
  3. Web site: 14 February 2022 . FEBRUARY 2022 : JOEL NAUKKARINEN . 23 February 2023 . World Rowing.
  4. Web site: Ergomaratonilla syntyi jälleen ME ja useita SE-tuloksia – Keravan Urheilijat . 24 February 2023 . www.ergomaraton.fi.
  5. Web site: 26 February 2022 . Nesteen Soutajien Joel Naukkarinen souti kaksi MM-kultaa ja MM-pronssin sisäsoudun MM-kilpailuista . 24 February 2023 . Uusimaa . fi.
  6. Web site: Haavisto . Kari . 26 February 2022 . Kuopiolaissoutajalla hurja saalis sisäsoudun MM-kilpailuista . 24 February 2023 . Savon Sanomat . fi.
  7. Web site: World Rowing – Finalists from 66 nations to compete in the 2022 World Rowing Virtual Indoor Championships Finals . 24 February 2023 . World Rowing . en.
  8. Web site: World Records . 24 February 2023 . Concept2 . en.
  9. Web site: 14 June 2017 . Video: Suomalaisurheilija teki hurjan ME:n 60 sekunnissa – "Optimaalisin tapa saada mahdollisimman paha olo kroppaan" . 24 February 2023 . Ilta-Sanomat . fi.
  10. Web site: Joel souti maailmanennätyksen! Tykitti 100 kilometrin matkan hurjaan aikaan – "Äärimmäisen rankka veto" . 24 February 2023 . www.iltalehti.fi . fi.
  11. Web site: World Rowing – The head-spinning statistics of indoor rowing during lockdown . 24 February 2023 . World Rowing . en.
  12. Web site: 2023 European Rowing Indoor Championships Time-Team . 24 February 2023 . regatta.time-team.nl.
  13. Web site: World Rowing – 2023 European Rowing Indoor Championships . 27 February 2023 . World Rowing . en.
  14. Web site: World Rowing – 2023 World Rowing Indoor Championships: meet the Versa Challenge participants . 1 March 2023 . World Rowing . en.
  15. Web site: Versa Challenge Men Time-Team . 24 February 2023 . worldrowing.entries.regatta-systems.com.
  16. Web site: 2023 World Rowing Indoor Championships – Row The North . 24 February 2023 . en-CA.
  17. Web site: 27 February 2023 . Rowing News World Records and Amazing Performances at the 2023 World Rowing Indoor Championships Presented by Concept2 . 27 February 2023 . Rowing News . en-US.
  18. Web site: Solutions . Ari-Pekka Piiparinen- Memetic . Suomen ennätykset . 24 February 2023 . Podium Gym Solutions Oy . fi.
  19. News: 17 October 2022. Joel Naukkarinen taisteli aallokossa historiallisen arvokisamitalin – video näyttää vaativan suorituksen. Joel Naukkarinen fought in the wave for a historic race medal – the video looks like a demanding performance. Reponen. Jussi-Pekka. 24 February 2024. Helsingin Sanomat. fi. subscription.