(1967-04-06) 6 April 1967 (age 57) Tampere, Finland
Years active
1988-present (joined PBA in 1999)
Height
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Bowling Information
Affiliation
PBA, World Bowling
Rookie year
2001
Dominant hand
Right
Wins
21+ international wins, including: 14 PBA Tour (3 majors) 1 PBA50 Tour (1 major)
300-games
29
Sponsors
Track Bowling
Mika Juhani Koivuniemi (born 6 April 1967) is a Finnish professional ten-pin bowler and bowling coach. He competed on the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) tour in the United States, and won bowling titles in 21 different countries during his career.[1] He is a two-time PBA Player of the Year (2003–04 and 2010–11 seasons), one of only three players born outside the USA (with Amleto Monacelli and Jason Belmonte) to win that award. Koivuniemi is the second international player (after Monacelli) and first European ever elected to the PBA Hall of Fame; he was inducted in 2019.[2][3] He is also a member of the World Bowling Writers Hall of Fame and Finland Bowling Hall of Fame.[2]
Koivuniemi was the bowling coach for the United Arab Emirates national team from 2015 through 2023.[4] He now competes in events on the PBA50 Tour.[5]
^Mika Koivuniemi PBA Tour Bowlers profile www.pba.com, retrieved 23 December 2014
^ ab"PBA Champions Patrick Allen, Mika Koivuniemi Elected to Hall of Fame Along With Bob Johnson, Jim Doty". pba.com. October 1, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
^Vint, Bill (January 5, 2018). "PBA Inducts Four into Hall of Fame in First Ceremonies Held in International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame". pba.com. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
^"Mika Koivuniemi retiring from bowling full-time". ballreviews.com. July 22, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
^"Bad Game Doesn't Prevent Ryan Shafer from Taking Top Qualifier Honors In Suncoast PBA Senior U.S. Open". pba.com. June 14, 2018. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
Mika Juhani Koivuniemi (born 6 April 1967) is a Finnish professional ten-pin bowler and bowling coach. He competed on the Professional Bowlers Association...
racer Mika Karppinen (born 1971), Finnish drummer better known as Gas Lipstick Mika Kaurismäki (born 1955), Finnish film director MikaKoivuniemi (born...
2009. Kulick made sports history on January 24, 2010 as she defeated MikaKoivuniemi and Chris Barnes to become the first woman to win a title against men...
bowl their best on one or two of the PBA oil patterns, two players, MikaKoivuniemi and Tommy Jones, have managed to win at least one title on all five...
Mika Immonen – pool player Antti Kasvio – swimmer Minna Kauppi – orienteer, nine-time World Champion Marko Kemppainen – skeet shooter MikaKoivuniemi...
from Tomas Leandersson against Chris Barnes. Tommy Jones defeated MikaKoivuniemi, Tim Mack beat Tore Torgersen, Bill Hoffman triumphed over Jens Nickel...
Lena Sulkanen 1987 Helsinki Roger Pieters Anette Hägre 1991 Singapore MikaKoivuniemi Catherine Willis 1995 Reno Chen-Min Yang Celia Flores 1999 Abu Dhabi...
finishing the weekly qualifying as the #2 seed, she defeated #3 qualifier MikaKoivuniemi to advance to the final against 12-time titlist and 2007–08 PBA Player...
Kathleen Barr, Canadian voice actress Jonathan Firth, English actor MikaKoivuniemi, Finnish ten-pin bowler April 9 Sam Harris, American neuroscientist...
include Brian Voss (primarily a stroker, but not "picture perfect"), MikaKoivuniemi (primarily a stroker, but with a high backswing), and Doug Kent (considered...
Tamperelainen Kimmo Leinonen (born 1949), ice hockey executive and writer MikaKoivuniemi (born 1967), bowling coach and professional ten-pin bowler Kiira Korpi...
2002–03 Walter Ray Williams Jr. Brian Kretzer 226–204 2003–04 Tom Baker MikaKoivuniemi 246–239 2004–05 Patrick Allen Chris Loschetter 235–210 2005–06 Walter...
S. Open, a major event on the PBA50 Tour, defeating top qualifier MikaKoivuniemi of Finland in an all-Scandinavia final. No longer a PBA member, Torgerson...
time an international player had won PBA Player of the Year honors (MikaKoivuniemi of Finland and Jason Belmonte of Australia have since also earned this...
Wolfe, USA Viper Championship Dec 23 Nov 3–7 Nov 10 Brad Angelo, USA MikaKoivuniemi, Finland Chameleon Championship Dec 30 Nov 3–7 Nov 11 Scott Norton...
Female Winner Female Runner-Up 2012 Chris Barnes MikaKoivuniemi Missy Parkin Liz Johnson 2014 MikaKoivuniemi Sean Rash Kelly Kulick Liz Johnson 2015 Dom...
third PBA player born outside the USA (after Amleto Monacelli and MikaKoivuniemi) to win PBA Player of the Year. Belmonte won the first tournament of...
Jason Belmonte Best Bowler ESPY Award 2012 Succeeded by Pete Weber Preceded by MikaKoivuniemi PBA Player of the Year 2011-12 Succeeded by Jason Belmonte...
2012 season. Barrett won the Weber Cup XIV with Team Europe teammates MikaKoivuniemi, Martin Larsen and Stuart Williams. He captured the 2013 PBA World...
his first-ever title. The ABC Masters title went to Finnish bowler MikaKoivuniemi, while Jason Couch captured his second straight Brunswick World Tournament...
Australia 2009 Gery Verbruggen Belgium Clara Guerrero Colombia 2010 MikaKoivuniemi Finland Kirsten Penny England 2011 Raymond Jansson Sweden Shannon...
$250,000 first prize for the January 22 televised finals. He faced MikaKoivuniemi, fresh off a 299 semifinal game, in the final match, but lost 269–207...
Williams, Jr. 2003 Bryon Smith 2002 Brett Wolfe 2001 Parker Bohn III 2000 MikaKoivuniemi 1999 Brian Boghosian 1998 Mike Aulby 1997 Jason Queen 1996 Ernie Schlegel...
Mike Wolfe PBA Chicago Open - 2004 Brian Himmler PBA Reno Open - 2004 MikaKoivuniemi PBA Medford Open - 2004 Pete Weber PBA Empire State Open - 2003 Ryan...
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