Markku Niinimäki
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Markku Niinimäki is a Paralympian
athlete
from Finland
competing mainly in category F54 shot putt and javelin events.
Markku has competed in 2 Paralympic games. In 2004
he competed in the javelin and won a bronze medal in the F54 shot putt. In 2008
he won a silver in the combined F53/54 shot putt and a gold in the F53/54 javelin.
Paralympian
A Paralympian is an athlete who has participated in the Paralympic Games.A Paralympic athlete has a physical disability. The disability can be amputation, spinal cord injuries, visual impairment or cerebral palsy. An exception is the sighted guides for athletes with a visual impairment...
athlete
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
from Finland
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...
competing mainly in category F54 shot putt and javelin events.
Markku has competed in 2 Paralympic games. In 2004
2004 Summer Paralympics
The 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in Athens, Greece, from September 17 to September 28. The twelfth Paralympic Games, an estimated 4,000 athletes took part in the Athens programme, with ages ranging from 11 to 66. Paralympic events had already taken place during the 2004 Summer Olympics as...
he competed in the javelin and won a bronze medal in the F54 shot putt. In 2008
2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao....
he won a silver in the combined F53/54 shot putt and a gold in the F53/54 javelin.