Markku Niinimäki is a
Paralympian athlete
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Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...
from
Finland competing mainly in category F54
shot put
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and javelin events.
Markku has competed in two Paralympic Games. In
2004
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Events January
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he competed in the javelin and won a bronze medal in the F54 shot put. In
2008
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he won a silver in the combined F53/54 shot put and a gold in the F53/54 javelin.
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Paralympic athletes for Finland
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic gold medalists for Finland
Paralympic silver medalists for Finland
Paralympic bronze medalists for Finland
Living people
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
Finnish male javelin throwers
Finnish male shot putters
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