Samuli Suomalainen
Finland
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSFIN11509199801 | |
| NOC | Finland | |
| Born | 15 Sep 1998
in  Järvenpää | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Helsinki, FIN | |
| Occupation | Athlete | |
| Languages | English, Finnish, Swedish |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 35.27 | 09 Mar 2018 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1000m | 1:09.21 | 10 Mar 2018 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1500m | 1:46.75 | 09 Mar 2018 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 5000m | 7:37.08 | 23 Dec 2018 | Helsinki |
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| 10000m | 19:23.01 | 15 Mar 2015 | Seinäjoki |
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Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/samuli.suomalainen.9 |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Helsingin Luistikiitajat: Helsinki, FIN | |
| Name of coach | Markus Puolakka, FIN, from 2018 | |
| Reason for choosing this sport | "My mother told me to go and try it to see if I liked it." | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began skating at age 10 in Helsinki, Finland. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Have fun." (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019) | |
| Famous relatives | His younger brother Joona Suomalainen has represented Finland in speed skating at junior level, and competed at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Baselga di Pine, Italy. (SportsDeskOnline, 20 Jan 2021; luisteluliitto.fi, 26 Jan 2019) | |
| Most influential person in career | Finnish ice hockey player Jason Andberg. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019) | |
| Hero / Idol | Finnish ice hockey player Teemu Selanne. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019) | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Competing at the 2016 Youth Olympic Winter Games in Lillehammer, Norway. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2018/2019 | European Sprint Championships | Overall | 15 | |||
| 2016/2017 | European Sprint Championships | Overall | 19 | |||
| 2017/2018 | European Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 19 | |||
| 2017/2018 | European Single Distances Championships | 1500m | 19 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 23 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2018/2019 | World Cup | 1000m | 34 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup | 500m | 52 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup | 1500m | 62 | |||