Väinö Markkanen (9 May 1929 – 10 June 2022) was a Finnish

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and Olympic champion. He won the gold medal in the

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at the

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. Markkanen died of a heart attack on 10 June 2022, at the age of 93.

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* 1929 births 2022 deaths Finnish male sport shooters Shooters at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic shooters for Finland Olympic gold medalists for Finland Olympic medalists in shooting Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics People from Paltamo Sportspeople from Kainuu 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-sportshooting-bio-stub