Mika Koivuniemi

Mika Juhani Koivuniemi, born in 1967, is a Finnish professional ten-pin bowler and bowling coach who competes as a member of the Professional Bowlers Association in the United States, where he has earned 14 PBA Tour titles, three of them majors. Over his career he won bowling titles in 21 different countries. He is a two time PBA Player of the Year, in the 2003-04 and 2010-11 seasons, one of only three players born outside the United States, with Amleto Monacelli and Jason Belmonte, to win that award. He is the second international player after Monacelli, and the first European, elected to the PBA Hall of Fame, inducted in 2019, and he is also a member of the World Bowling Writers Hall of Fame and the Finland Bowling Hall of Fame. He was bowling coach of the United Arab Emirates national team from 2015 through 2023 and is sponsored by Brunswick, Turbo Grips and Coolwick sportswear.