Aleksandra Blinnikka (born 30 December 1992 in Vantaa) is a Finnish windsurfer. She started her international competition career in 2013 in Raceboard Class. Since then she has competed in Raceboard and RS:X Olympic Class events. 2020 she changed the discipline to the new IQFOIL Olympic class as it was chosen to be the new windsurfing olympic class in the next summer olympics 2024. She has twice won the Raceboard Worlds and the European Championships.

In 2018 and 2019 she was nominated as an Athlete of Vantaa. She was also one of the TOP-11 nominees for Sports Moment of the Year in the Finnish Sports Gala - Urheilugaala.

Aleksandra Blinnikka

International Competition Records

IQFOIL Olympic Class

2022 26th in the iQFoil European Championship, Garda

2022 31st in the Princesa Sofia World Cup, Mallorca

2021 34th in the iQFoil European Championship, Marseille

2021 44th in the iQFoil World Championship, Silvaplana

2020 52nd Women in iQFoil International Games, Garda

RS:X Olympic Class

2019 RS:X Windsurfing World Championships 98th place

Raceboard World Championships

2019 Gold medalist

2018 Gold medalist

2017 Bronze medalist

2015 Silver medalist

2014 6th place

2013 10th place

Raceboard European Championships

2019 Silver medalist

2018 Gold medalist

2015 Gold medalist

2014 Bronze medalist

External links

Helsingin Sanomat - Aleksandra Blinnikka teki radalla töitä ”ihan hullun lailla” ja voitti jälleen purjelautailun MM-kultaa Yle - Blinnikka taisteli näpit jäässä purjelautailun EM-hopeaa Finnair - How To Stay Fit While Travelling Suomen Purjehdus ja Veneily - Vuoden Parhaat Palkittiin Mikä vuosi! Vantaalaispurjehtija nappasi MM-kullan lisäksi euroopanmestaruuden

Aleksandra Blinnikka

References

1992 births

Living people

Windsurfers

People from Vantaa

Helsingfors Segelklubb sailors

Aleksandra Blinnikka