Väinö Markkanen
Finnish sport shooter (1929–2022)
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Born | (1929-05-09)9 May 1929 Paltamo, Finland | |||||||||||
Died | 10 June 2022(2022-06-10) (aged 93) Lohja, Finland | |||||||||||
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Sport | Shooting | |||||||||||
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Väinö Markkanen (9 May 1929 – 10 June 2022)[1] was a Finnish sports shooter and Olympic champion. He won the gold medal in the 50 metre pistol at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[2]
Markkanen died of a heart attack on 10 June 2022, at the age of 93.[3]
References
- ^ Savinen, Vesa-Matti (9 May 2019). "Lännenkirjoista ammunnan löytänyt olympiavoittaja Väinö Markkanen harjoitteli kotonaan patsaan lailla eikä hätkähtänyt Tokiossa edes Japanin keisaria". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Yleisradio Oy. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ "Väinö Markkanen". Sports-Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ^ "Väinö Markkanen on kuollut" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
External links
- Väinö Markkanen at ISSF
- Väinö Markkanen at Olympics.com
- Väinö Markkanen at Olympedia
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Olympic champions in men's 50 metre pistol
- 1896:
Sumner Paine1 (USA)
- 1900:
Karl Röderer (SUI)
- 1908:
Paul Van Asbroeck2 (BEL)
- 1912:
Alfred Lane (USA)
- 1920:
Karl Frederick (USA)
- 1936:
Torsten Ullman (SWE)
- 1948:
Edwin Vásquez (PER)
- 1952:
Huelet Benner (USA)
- 1956:
Pentti Linnosvuo (FIN)
- 1960:
Aleksey Gushchin (URS)
- 1964:
Väinö Markkanen (FIN)
- 1968:
Grigory Kosykh (URS)
- 1972:
Ragnar Skanåker (SWE)
- 1976:
Uwe Potteck (GDR)
- 1980:
Alexander Melentyev (URS)
- 1984:
Xu Haifeng (CHN)
- 1988:
Sorin Babii (ROM)
- 1992:
Kanstantsin Lukashyk (EUN)
- 1996:
Boris Kokorev (RUS)
- 2000:
Tanyu Kiryakov (BUL)
- 2004:
Mikhail Nestruyev (RUS)
- 2008:
Jin Jong-oh (KOR)
- 2012:
Jin Jong-oh (KOR)
- 2016:
Jin Jong-oh (KOR)
1 In 1896, the competition distance of the event was 30 metres.
2 In 1908, the competition distance of the event was 50 yards.
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