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Leo-Pekka Tähti (born 22 June 1983 in
He won the gold medal in the 100m and 200m events at the
Pori
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, Finland) is a Finnish athlete
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and Paralympian
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competing mainly in category T54 sprint events.
Career
He won the gold medal in the 100m and 200m events at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
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in Athens
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, Greece. He also competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics
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in Beijing
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, China, winning a gold medal in the men's 100 metres – T54 event and a bronze medal in the men's 200 metres – T54 event. At the 2012 Paralympics
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in London, United Kingdom, he won the gold medal in the 100 metre T54 event after recording a new world record 13.63 in the qualifying round. He won a gold medal in the 100 metres T54 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
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. He won a silver medal in the 100 metres T54 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
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.
References
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