Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Helsinki, FIN |
Occupation |
Athlete, Student |
Languages |
English, Finnish |
Higher education |
Business, Logistics - Hanken School of Economics: Helsinki, FIN |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began fencing in 1998. |
Why this sport? |
Her mother introduced her to the sport. |
Club / Team |
Helsingin Miekkailijat: Finland |
Name of coach |
Peeter Nelis |
Training Regime |
She trains up to seven times a week. |
Handedness |
Right |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Cata (fencing-pentathlon.fi, 22 Feb 2016) |
Hobbies |
Spending time with friends. (fencing-pentathlon.fi, 22 Feb 2016) |
Famous relatives |
Her mother Lena Tallroth-Kock has represented Finland in fencing. She won silver in individual epee at the 2007 World Cup event in Turku, Finland. (SportsDeskOnline, 11 Mar 2016; sport.fi, 12 Jun 2015) |
Other information |
FAMILY FINAL She won her first senior national epee championship at age 16 by defeating her mother in the final. (sport.fi, 12 Jun 2015) |