Marjaana Heikkinen

Marjaana Heikkinen
Personal information
Nationality Finnish
Born (1967-04-19) 19 April 1967
Kuopio, Finland
Residence Kuopio, Finland
Height 175 cm (69 in)
Sport
Sport track and field
Disability Spinal cord injuries
Disability class T34
Event(s) Shot put
Javelin throw
Club Siilinjarven Ponnistus
Coached by Kimmo Kinnunen
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Finland
Paralympic Games
2012 London Javelin - F33/34/52/53
IPC World Championships
2013 Lyon Javelin F33/34
IPC European Championships
2016 Grosseto Javelin F34
2012 Stadskanaal Javelin F33/34/52/53
2012 Stadskanaal Shot put F34
2014 Swansea Javelin F34

Marjaana Heikkinen (nee Huovinen; born 19 April 1967[1]) is a Finnish Paralympic athlete competing in F34 classification throwing events.[2] Heikkinen represented Finland at the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games in London, entering the javelin throw and the shot put.[3] She finished fourth in the shot and in the javelin, which stretched over four classifications, she threw a distance of 19.47 metres to win the bronze medal. As well as Paralympic success, Heikkinen has won medals at both World and European Championships, including a javelin gold at the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships in Grosseto.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Marjaana Heikkinen (Finnish) Siilinjärven Ponnistus Ry
  2. ↑ "Heikkinen, Marjaana". IPC Athletics. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Heikkinen, Marjaana". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
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