Henri Häkkinen (born 16 June 1980, in
Joensuu
Joensuu (; krl, Jovensuu; ) is a city and municipality in North Karelia, Finland, located on the northern shore of Lake Pyhäselkä (northern part of Lake Saimaa) at the mouth of the Pielinen River (''Pielisjoki''). It was founded in 1848. Th ...
) is a
Finnish sport shooter. He won the bronze medal in
Men's 10m air rifle at the
2008 Summer Olympics
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. He was leading with
Abhinav Bindra
Abhinav Apjit Bindra is an Indian Olympic gold medallist, retired sport shooter, and businessman.[India
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until the final shot. Bindra won gold with a last shot of 10.8, whereas Häkkinen could score only 9.7, thereby settling for a bronze.
China
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's
Zhu Qinan
Zhu Qinan (; born November 15, 1984, in Wenzhou, Zhejiang) is a male Chinese sport shooter. He won the gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics in the Men's 10 m Air Rifle event and a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the Men's 10 m Air ...
got the silver with a final shot of 10.5. Henri Häkkinen's manager is Finnish Sports Management Agency, SportElite.
Häkkinen has a master's degree in military science and he works as an officer at Signals Regiment in
Riihimäki. His military rank is
Major
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.
See also
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Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air rifle
External links
Athlete bio at the official Olympics siteHenri Häkkinen at SportElite's website
1980 births
Living people
People from Joensuu
Finnish male sport shooters
Olympic shooters of Finland
Shooters at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Finland
Olympic medalists in shooting
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from North Karelia
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