Reigning World Rally Champion and Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart driver Tommi Makinen has been crowned Eurosport TV Profile by its viewers in the Nordic countries.
Eurosport is Europe’s dedicated sports satellite television channel covering events from all over the globe.
Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart driver Tommi Makinen receives his award
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The award was presented to Makinen yesterday (17 August), prior to the start of his home round of the FIA World Rally Championship, Rally Finland, by Eurosport Production Manager Mark Jonsson and Communication Manager Ulrika Ericsson.
"It is fantastic to hear that I have won the Eurosport TV Profile Award for Nordic Athletes", commented Tommi. "Of course I am very proud of it. Eurosport is a very important television channel for fans that want to follow the World Rally Championship. I would like to thank Eurosport and its viewers for this special recognition", added the Finn, who received 23% of the votes in an Internet poll.
A panel, consisting of members of the Eurosport office in the Nordic countries nominated eight athletes for the 1999 Eurosport TV Profile award. The nominees for the award were chosen from the Nordic athletes who made the most outstanding performances on Eurosport last year.
Viewers were than given the opportunity to vote on the Eurosport website and, after almost 6,000 votes, Tommi Makinen proved to be the most popular choice.
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