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HANNA ETULA
* March 30, 1981 Pirkkala
Present residence: Hollola
174 cm, 62 kg
Club: Lahden Ampumaseura
Coach: Tero Hovila
Events: Rifle events
In 2003 Hanna took her first medal in international senior level by winning European Championship silver medal in air rifle. In 2007 Hanna did exactly the same and this time she was selected for Beijing. Her first international medal was gold in the prone position rifle event at the European Junior Championships of 2001. Hanna is a qualified physiotherapist.
ACHIEVEMENTS:
2001 EurCh 21st air rifle. EurCh 29th 50m rifle 3x20. EurJunCh gold 50m rifle prone.
2002 WCh 108th air rifle.
2003 EurCh silver air rifle. EurCh 39th 50m rifle 3x20, 9th 50m rifle prone.
2004 EurCh 30th air rifle.
2005 EurCh 31st air rifle. EurCh 43rd 50m rifle 3x20, 43rd 50m rifle prone.
2006 WCh 79th air rifle. EurCh 27th air rifle.
2007 EurCh silver air rifle. EurCh 36th 50m rifle 3x20, 39th 50m rifle prone.
2008 EurCh 7th air rifle.
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HENRI HÄKKINEN
* June 10, 1980 Joensuu
Present residence: Hollola
189 cm, 86 kg
Club: Joensuun Ampujat
Coach: Tapio Säynevirta
Events: Rifle events
Henri Häkkinen earned his ticket to Beijing with his first major international medal, silver in air rifle at the European Championships of 2007 in Deauville, France. He is a career officer and currently serves as senior lieutenant at a signal unit. In 2006 Henri won the award for the best military athlete in Finland. His favourite hobby is hunting.
ACHIEVEMENTS:
2004 EurCh 20th air rifle.
2005 EurCh 42nd sb rifle 3x40, 6th free rifle 300m 3x40, 11th standard rifle 3x20.
2006 WCh 11th air rifle, 40th sb rifle 3x40, 24th free rifle 300m 3x40, 20th standard rifle 3x20. EurCh 19th air rifle.
2007 EurCh silver air rifle. EurCh 28th sb rifle 3x40, bronze free rifle 300m 3x40, 21st free rifle 300m prone, 7th standard rifle 3x20.
2008 EurCh 37th air rifle.
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MARJUT HEINONEN
* October 28, 1976 Trollhättan (Sweden)
Present residence: Oulunsalo
162 cm
Club: Haapaveden Ampumaseura
Coach: Rauli Honka
Event: Skeet
Marjut Heinonen won an Olympic quota place for Finland at a World Cup competition in Maribor, Slovenia in 2007. She took up shot gun shooting at 15, following the example of her father and brother. Marjut works a sales supervisor at a department store in Oulu.
ACHIEVEMENTS:
1998 WCh 16th, EurCh 10th.
2001 WCh 13th, EurCh 9th.
2002 WCh 22nd.
2003 WCh 27th, EurCh 14th.
2004 EurCh 20th.
2005 WCh 31st, EurCh 15th.
2006 WCh 20th, EurCh 19th.
2007 WCh 14th, EurCh 6th.
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JUHA HIRVI
* March 25, 1960 Kymi
Present residence: Kotka
177 cm, 78 kg
Club: Kotkan Ampumaseura
Coach: Mikko Mattila
Events: Rifle events
Juha Hirvi is about to make Finnish Olympic history. Beijing will be his sixth Olympic Games, a record that he will share with the dressage rider Kyra Kyrklund and three Winter Games athletes: cross-country skiers Marja-Liisa and Harri Kirvesniemi and ice hockey player Raimo Helminen. Juha’s career at the world elite of rifle shooting spans three decades and is highlighted by Olympic silver in Sydney 2000 and numerous medals at World and European Championships. He gained his ticket to Beijing as early as 2005 by winning a World Cup competition in Fort Benning in his favoured event, small-bore rifle three positions. Since 2004 Juha has served as Chairman of the Athletes Commission of the International Shooting Sport Federation. His favourite pastimes are hunting, golf and harness races.
PREVIOUS OLYMPIC GAMES:
1988 17th sb rifle 3x40, 24th sb rifle prone, 17th air rifle
1992 4th sb rifle 3x40, 6th sb rifle prone, 27th air rifle
1996 13th sb rifle 3x40, 42nd sb rifle prone, 15th air rifle
2000 silver sb rifle 3x40, 25th sb rifle prone, 18th air rifle
2004 15th sb rifle 3x40, 9th sb rifle prone, 45th air rifle
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:
1986 WCh 8th sb rifle 3x40, 19th standing, silver kneeling, 11th sb rifle prone.
1987 EurCh 16th sb rifle 3x40, 24th standing, silver kneeling, 7th sb rifle prone.
1989 EurCh 11th sb rifle 3x40, 8th standing, 4th kneeling, 8th sb rifle prone. EurCh 38th air rifle.
1990 WCh 10th sb rifle 3x40, 6th standing, 10th kneeling, 18th sb rifle prone, 24th air rifle. EurCh 46th air rifle.
1991 EurCh 13th sb rifle 3x40, 26th standing, 16th kneeling, 36th sb rifle prone. EurCh 7th air rifle.
1993 EurCh 14th sb rifle 3x40, 45th sb rifle prone. EurCh 19th air rifle.
1994 WCh 4th sb rifle 3x40, 21st sb rifle prone.
1995 EurCh 13th sb rifle 3x40, 26th sb rifle prone. EurCh 29th air rifle.
1996 EurCh 31st air rifle.
1997 EurCh 5th sb rifle 3x40, 19th sb rifle prone.
1998 WCh silver sb rifle prone, 8th sb rifle 3x40, 27th air rifle, 8th free rifle 300m 3x40, 4th free rifle 300m prone. EurCh 17th air rifle.
1999 EurCh bronze sb rifle prone, 6th sb rifle 3x40, silver free rifle 300m prone, 5th free rifle 300m 3x40, 11th standard rifle 3x20. EurCh 19th air rifle.
2000 EurCh 27th air rifle.
2001 EurCh 5th sb rifle 3x40, 33rd sb rifle prone, gold free rifle 300m 3x40, 15th free rifle 300m prone.
2002 WCh 13th sb rifle 3x40, dnq sb rifle prone, 48th air rifle, 13th free rifle 300m 3x40, 32nd free rifle 300m prone. EurCh 11th air rifle.
2003 EurCh 19th sb rifle 3x40, 50th sb rifle prone, 4th free rifle 300m 3x40, 19th free rifle 300m prone. EurCh 25th air rifle.
2004 EurCh 50th air rifle.
2005 EurCh 23rd sb rifle 3x40, 36th sb rifle prone, gold free rifle 300m 3x40, 6th free rifle 300m prone. EurCh 59th air rifle.
2006 WCh 9th sb rifle 3x40, 33rd sb rifle prone, 8th free rifle 300m 3x40, 8th free rifle 300m prone.
2007 EurCh 34th sb rifle prone, 37th sb rifle 3x40.
2008 EurCh 49th air rifle.
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KAI JAHNSSON
* January 25, 1965 Helsinki
Present residence: Helsinki
165 cm, 85 kg
Club: Poliisien Ampumaseura, Helsinki
Coach: Paula Viitasaari
Events: Pistol events
Kai Jahnsson won his ticket for Beijing in the 50-metre free pistol competition at the European Championships of 2007 in Granada. This was a major surprise, as he had only begun competing in free pistol again in 2006 after concentrating for the past six years on air pistol and the non-Olympic center fire pistol events. Kai is a sea rescuer at the Finnish Frontier Guards and is no stranger to dangerous missions in the storms of the Baltic Sea. He is a father of three children and enjoys scuba diving and sailing in his free time.
ACHIEVEMENTS:
2002 WCh 41st air pistol, 10th center fire pistol.
2004 EurCh 25th air pistol.
2005 EurCh 26th air pistol, 19th center fire pistol.
2006 WCh 78th air pistol, dnq free pistol. EurCh 48th air pistol.
2007 EurCh 14th free pistol.
2008 EurCh 33rd air pistol.
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SATU MÄKELÄ-NUMMELA
* October 26, 1970 Orimattila
Present residence: Orimattila
169 cm, 59 kg
Club: Orimattilan Seudun Urheiluampujat
Coach: Matti Nummela
Event: Trap
Satu Mäkelä-Nummela is enjoying her second career as an elite trap shooter. The highlight of her first career was bronze at the World Championships of 1995 in Nicosia, Cyprus. After giving birth to her second child in 2002 she made a comeback to the Finnish national team. Satu earned her Olympic ticket by winning a World Cup competition in Suhl, Germany in 2006. She is coached by her husband Matti Nummela, who took part in three Olympic Games in 1984, 1988 and 1992, finishing 8th in the trap event in Seoul 1988. Satu works at a coffee shop. She plays in a brass band and also plays the accordion.
ACHIEVEMENTS:
1993 EurCh 20th trap.
1994 WCh 13th double trap. EurCh 8th double trap.
1995 WCh bronze trap. EurCh 5th trap.
1996 EurCh 5th trap, 13th double trap.
1997 EurCh 18th trap.
1998 WCh 29th trap. EurCh 7th trap.
1999 WCh 19th trap. EurCh 30th trap.
2002 WCh 36th trap.
2003 WCh 43rd trap, 22nd double trap. EurCh 14th trap, 10th double trap.
2004 EurCh 6th trap, 5th double trap.
2005 WCh 20th trap, 20th double trap. EurCh 8th trap.
2006 WCh 36th trap. EurCh 10th trap.
2007 WCh 28th trap. EurCh 10th trap.
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MIRA NEVANSUU
* July 9, 1985 Kuortane
Present residence: Ikaalinen
152 cm, 58 kg
Club: Kuortaneen Kunto
Coach: Seppo Nevansuu
Event: Air pistol
Mira Nevansuu is the youngest member of the Finnish shooting team in Beijing. She was the sensation of the 2007 season, winning silver at the European Championships and earning an Olympic quota place in the process in an event where Finland has had little previous success. Mira is coached by her father Seppo. She studies for a vocational degree in textile design.
ACHIEVEMENTS:
2006 WCh 14th, EurCh 32nd.
2007 EurCh silver.
2008 EurCh 6th.
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MARJO YLI-KIIKKA
* June 16, 1978 Isokyrö
Present residence: Isokyrö
162 cm, 65 kg
Club: Isonkyrön Metsästys- ja Ampumaseura
Coach: Kimmo Yli-Jaskari
Events: Rifle events
Marjo made her Olympic debut four years ago in Athens. One year later she won her first international medal at senior level, silver in the 50-metre rifle prone position event at the European Championships in Belgrade. Still, her preferred event is the air rifle. Marjo holds a university degree in agronomy and is currently studying for another one in administrative sciences. Needlework and reading are her favourite pastimes.
PREVIOUS OLYMPIC GAMES:
2004 20th 50m rifle 3x20, 22nd air rifle.
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:
1997 EurJunCh silver air rifle.
1999 EurCh 44th air rifle. EurCh 28th 50m rifle 3x20, 17th 50m rifle prone.
2000 EurCh 10th air rifle.
2001 EurCh 46th air rifle.
2002 WCh 13th air rifle, 18th 50m rifle 3x20. EurCh 42nd air rifle.
2003 EurCh 43rd air rifle.
2004 EurCh 9th air rifle.
2005 EurCh 22nd 50m rifle 3x20, silver 50m rifle prone.
2006 WCh 11th air rifle, 31st 50m rifle 3x20, 8th 50m rifle prone. EurCh 14th air rifle.
2007 EurCh 6th air rifle. EurCh 23rd 50m rifle 3x20, 8th 50m rifle prone.
2008 EurCh 37th air rifle.
