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Born | Paltamo, Finland | 9 May 1929|||||||||||
Died | 10 June 2022 Lohja, Finland | (aged 93)|||||||||||
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Sport | Shooting | |||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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Born | Paltamo, Finland | 9 May 1929|||||||||||
Died | 10 June 2022 Lohja, Finland | (aged 93)|||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Shooting | |||||||||||
Medal record
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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]