Väinö Markkanen
Finnish sport shooter (1929–2022)
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Väinö Markkanen (9 May 1929 – 10 June 2022)[1] was a Finnish sports shooter and Olympic champion. He won the gold medal in the 50 metre pistol at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[2]
Markkanen in 1964 | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 9 May 1929 Paltamo, Finland | |||||||||||
| Died | 10 June 2022 (aged 93) Lohja, Finland | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Shooting | |||||||||||
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Markkanen died of a heart attack on 10 June 2022, at the age of 93.[3]
