Rauno Saunavaara is a

paralympic The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaire ...

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from

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competing mainly in category F54 javelin events.

Biography

Rauno has competed in the javelin at the Paralympics three occasions winning a medal on each occasion. His first performance came in

1996 Summer Paralympics The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, were held from August 16 to 25. It was the first Paralympic Games, Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million. It was the first Paralympic Games ...

where he won a silver medal in the F53 class, he also competed in the shot put but failed to medal in this. In

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he won a bronze in the F54 then improved on this in

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

winning his second silver medal.profile on paralympic.org
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References

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