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Marjaana Heikkinen (née Huovinen; born 19 April 1967[1]) is a Finnish Paralympic athlete competing in F34 classification throwing events.[2]

Career

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 (in Finnish) Siilinjärven Ponnistus Ry
  2. ^ "Heikkinen, Marjaana". IPC Athletics. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Heikkinen, Marjaana". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
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