Vesa Linnamo
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General description
I received my Ph.D. in Biomechanics from the University of Jyväskylä, Finland in 2002. I am a professor in sports technology and currently working as the head of the Vuokatti Sports Technology Unit, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä. Finland. My current research interests are mostly related to sports biomechanics, especially in Nordic winter sports. I have worked in different positions in University of Jyväskylä since 1992. In addition, I have almost 30 years of experience in basketball, including 8 years in top league player and over 20 years as a coach in different adult and junior series.
Active JYU affiliations
- Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Professor
Previous, inactive or other affiliations
- Department of Biology of Physical Activity (University of Jyväskylä), Professor, Ended
Research interests
My research interests involve motor control and neuromuscular adaptation along with sports biomechanics, especially in Nordic winter sports.
Fields of science
Projects as Principal investigator
- Suomalaisen urheilun TKI-verkosto
- Regional Council of Central Finland
- Osaamisen kehittämisen erityistehtävä - OKM 2023
- Ministry of Education and Culture
- Ennakoi, innovoi, mittaa ja analysoi – hyvinvointia elintapojen muutoksesta, ympäristöstä ja turvallisista tuotteista (CEMIS-HYVIS)
- Regional Council of Kainuu
- Tutkimusinfrastruktuurin kehittäminen ja koulutuksen laajentaminen
- Ministry of Education and Culture
- Sports and well-being data analytics program in Kainuu - KUHA2
- Regional Council of Kainuu
- Urheilun data ja digitalisaatio: Uutta osaamista ja lisäarvoa Kainuuseen ja Vuokatin hiihtokeskittymälle
- Regional Council of Kainuu
- Asiantuntijatoiminta ja osaamisen kehittämisen erityistehtävä
- Ministry of Education and Culture
- Biathlon testing environment
- Regional Council of Kainuu
- Biathlon testing environment
- Regional Council of Kainuu
- Liikuntateknologian osaajien, urheiluseurojen ja liikuntatoimijoiden
yhteiskehittämisen kansallinen verkosto - LIUKAS- Regional Council of Kainuu
Projects as Team Member
- Osaamisen kehittämisen erityistehtävä - OKM 2023
- Linnamo, Vesa
- Ministry of Education and Culture
- Urheilun data ja digitalisaatio: Uutta osaamista ja lisäarvoa Kainuuseen ja Vuokatin hiihtokeskittymälle
- Linnamo, Vesa
- Regional Council of Kainuu
- Validity of an automated GNSS-IMU system in biathlon range work analysis
- Linnamo, Vesa
- International Biathlon Union
- SmarTrack - new service innovations for skiing
- Linnamo, Vesa
- Regional Council of Kainuu
- New educational pathway for athletes – support for dual career
- Linnamo, Vesa
- Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment of North Ostrobothnia
- HYTELI - Innovation platforms for Wellbeing, Health and Sports
- Linnamo, Vesa
- Regional Council of Kainuu
- Prevalence, consequences, and prevention of relative energy defiency in sport in Finnish Elite Female Athletes (NoREDS-study)
- Ihalainen, Johanna
- Ministry of Education and Culture
- Women’s menstrual cycle and endurance training study
- Mikkonen, Ritva
- Ministry of Education and Culture
- 20th International symposium:
Paavo Komi Memorial Symposium: Motor control, sport performance and injury prevention- Avela, Janne
- Federation of Finnish Learned Societies
Publications and other outputs
