Marjaana Heikkinen

Marjaana Heikkinen (née 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]

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 2018 Berlin Javelin F34 2012 Stadskanaal Javelin F33/34/52/53 2012 Stadskanaal Shot put F34 2014 Swansea Javelin F34

References

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