Juha Hirvi is a Finnish

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 sport shooter

Shooting sports

A shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns . Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event...

. He won the silver medal in men's 50 metre rifle three positions

Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics

The shooting competitions at the 2000 Summer Olympics were carried out at the Sydney International Shooting Centre in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia during the first week of the Games, from Saturday 16 September 2000 to Saturday 23 September 2000....

 at the 2000 Summer Olympics

2000 Summer Olympics

The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...

. He has also won two silver medals in ISSF World Shooting Championships

ISSF World Shooting Championships

The ISSF World Shooting Championships are governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation. World Shooting Championships began in 1897, after the successful 1896 Summer Olympics, and although the ISSF was not founded until 1907, these early competitions are still seen by the organization as...

. He was the flag-bearer for Finland at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

 opening ceremony.

Juha Hirvi made Finnish Olympic history in 2008 when he participated in his sixth Olympic Games, which is a record among Finnish athletes. He holds the record with other 2008 participant, dressage rider Kyra Kyrklund

Kyra Kyrklund

Kyra Marie Christine Kyrklund is a Finnish dressage rider and trainer who currently lives in West Sussex. In 1991 she and "Matador II" won the World Cup Finals in Paris...

 and three winter Olympians: cross country skiers Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi

Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi

Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi is a former Finnish cross country skier. She was the big figure at the 1984 Olympics in Sarajevo, winning all three individual cross country skiing events , and a bronze medal for Finland in the relay...

 and Harri Kirvesniemi

Harri Kirvesniemi

Harri Tapani Kirvesniemi is a Finnish former cross country skier who competed from 1980 to 2001. During his career he won six Olympic medals , and also the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 2000...

 and ice hockey player Raimo Helminen

Raimo Helminen

Raimo Ilmari Helminen is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. He is often called "Raipe" or "Maestro" by his fans...

. Juha Hirvi's manager is Finnish Sport Management Agency SportElite.

Olympic results
Event	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008
50 metre rifle three positions 50 metre rifle three positions 50 metre rifle three positions is an International Shooting Sport Federation event, a miniature version of 300 metre rifle three positions. It consists of the prone, standing and kneeling positions, fired in that order, with 3×40 shots for men and 3×20 shots for women...	17th Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre rifle three positions Men's 50 metre rifle three positions was one of the thirteen shooting events at the 1988 Summer Olympics. It was the first Olympic three positions competition to feature final shooting... 1167	4th Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre rifle three positions Men's 50 metre rifle three positions was one of the thirteen shooting events at the 1992 Summer Olympics. It was the first Olympic competition after the introduction of the new target in 1989, and thus two Olympic records were set, by Juha Hirvi and Gratchia Petikian... 1172+92.8	13th Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre rifle three positions Men's 50 metre rifle three positions was one of the fifteen shooting events at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Both Jean-Pierre Amat and Sergey Belyayev reached a new Olympic record of 1175 points in the qualification round; Amat shot the better final and won the gold medal.-Qualification round:OR... 1164	Silver Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre rifle three positions -Qualification round:OR Olympic record – Q Qualified for final-Final:OR Olympic record... 1171+99.5	15th 1160	12th 1168
50 metre rifle prone 50 metre rifle prone 50 metre rifle prone is an International Shooting Sport Federation event consisting of 60 shots from the prone position with a .22 Long Rifle caliber rifle...	24th Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre rifle prone Men's 50 metre rifle prone was one of the thirteen shooting events at the 1988 Summer Olympics. It was the first Olympic three positions competition to feature final shooting... 594	6th Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre rifle prone Men's 50 metre rifle prone was one of the thirteen shooting events at the 1992 Summer Olympics. It was the first Olympic competition after the introduction of the new target in 1989, and thus two Olympic records were set. The first was set by Hubert Bichler with 598 points in the qualification round... 597+102.5	42nd Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre rifle prone Men's 50 metre rifle prone was one of the fifteen shooting events at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Christian Klees shot a perfect 600 in the qualification round and set a new World record after 104.8 points in the final... 589	25th Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre rifle prone -Qualification round:DNS Did not start – Q Qualified for final-Final:... 592	9th 594	7th 595+103.5
10 metre air rifle	17th Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre air rifle Men's 10 metre air rifle was one of the thirteen shooting events at the 1988 Summer Olympics. It was the first Olympic three positions competition to feature final shooting.-Qualification round:... 587	27th Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre air rifle Men's 10 metre air rifle was one of the thirteen shooting events at the 1992 Summer Olympics. It was the first Olympic competition after the introduction of the new target in 1989, and thus two Olympic records were set, both by the new Olympic champion, Yuri Fedkin.-Qualification round:OR Olympic... 584	15th Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre air rifle Men's 10 metre air rifle was one of the fifteen shooting events at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Artem Khadjibekov defeated Wolfram Waibel in the final to win the gold medal.-Qualification round:OR Olympic record – Q Qualified for final-Final:... 589	18th Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre air rifle -Qualification round:DNS Did not start – Q Qualified for final-Final:OR Olympic record... 588	45th 580	—

External links

• Athlete bio at the official site of 2008 Olympics
• Juha Hirvi at SportElite's website