Voitto Liukkonen
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Voitto Liukkonen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 July 1940 |
| Died | 26 December 2007 (aged 67) |
| Occupation | sports broadcaster |
Voitto "Vode" Liukkonen (19 July 1940 –
YLE
. He was especially known for his minimalistic style of commentating.
From 1973 to 2002 Liukkonen worked for the sports section of
YLE TV2. He was one of the commentators for both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. His main sports were rowing, kayaking and tennis. Beginning with the 1998 Winter Olympics he also commentated curling
. In the 1960s, Liukkonen himself was a kayaker at the national level.
Liukkonen's biggest career moments were
Marjo Matikainen's Olympic gold medal victory in women's 5 km skiing in Calgary 1988. At the Barcelona 1992 games, he was the commentator when Mikko Kolehmainen won the gold medal in K-1 500 metres kayaking. After his retirement, Liukkonen made a comeback and commentated curling in the Olympics. The biggest moment of his curling commentating career was the Olympic silver medal won by Markku Uusipaavalniemi's team in Torino 2006
.
References
- ^ "Juha Tapiokin selostaa toivekonsertissa torstaina". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 2017-06-21. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
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