Ari-Pekka Liukkonen

{{short description|Finnish swimmer}}

{{use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Ari-Pekka Liukkonen

| image = QX Gay Gaala 2015 Vuoden homo.jpg

| caption = Liukkonen in 2015

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|9 February 1989}}

| birth_place = Pieksämäki, Finland

| headercolor = lightsteelblue

| height = 2.08 m

| weight = 91 kg

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport | Men's swimming}}

{{MedalCountry | {{FIN}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championships (LC)}}

{{MedalGold|2020 Budapest|50 m freestyle}}

{{MedalBronze|2014 Berlin|50 m freestyle}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championships (SC)}}

{{MedalBronze| 2012 Chartres |4×50 m mixed freestyle}}

}}

Ari-Pekka Liukkonen (born 9 February 1989) is a Finnish swimmer and European champion.{{cite web |url=http://www.swimrankings.net/index.php?page=athleteDetail&athleteId=4807107 |title=Ari-Pekka Liukkonen |website=SwimRankings.net}} He competed in the 50 m freestyle event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/ari-pekka-liukkonen-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417180241/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/ari-pekka-liukkonen-1.html |archive-date=2020-04-17}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/liukkonen-ari-pekka-1016347/ |title=London 2012 profile |access-date=4 August 2012 |archive-date=27 January 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127234747/www.london2012.com/athlete/liukkonen-ari-pekka-1016347/ |url-status=dead }} He is the Finnish record holder over that distance with a time of 21.58 sec, as well as the short course record in the 50 m.{{Cite news |url=https://swimswam.com/ari-pekka-liukkonen-smashes-finnish-50-free-record-21-58/ |title=Ari-Pekka Liukkonen Smashes Finnish 50 Free Record In 21.58 |date=2017-07-07 |work=SwimSwam |access-date=2017-11-26 |language=en-US}} He also holds the 100 m freestyle record, at 49.44 seconds. At the 2016 Olympics he swam in the 50 and 100 m freestyle events.