Marjaana Heikkinen

Finland

Athletics

Biography

Impairment information

Origin of Impairment

Acquired

Classification

F34

Further personal information

Other names

Marjaana Huovinen

Residence

Siilinjärvi, FIN

Occupation

Athlete

Languages

Finnish

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?

She took up the javelin at a young age and rediscovered the discipline after acquiring her impairment in 2008.

Why this sport?

She was encouraged to take up the javelin again while undergoing rehabilitation.

Club / Team

Siilinjarven Ponnistus: Finland

Name of coach

Kimmo Kinnunen [personal], FIN

General interest

Sporting philosophy / motto

"Everything is worth giving a try." (paralympia.fi, 13 Aug 2012)

Awards and honours

She was named the 2014 Female Athlete of the Year by the Kuopion Reipas sports club in Finland. (kuopionreipas.fi, 25 Nov 2014)

Ambitions

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (paralympia.fi, 30 Aug 2020)

Impairment

She has paraplegia as a result of complications that arose during neck surgery in 2008. (avainapteekit.fi, 25 Mar 2015)

Results

		Unit	Date	Rank

2011 IPC Athletics World Championships (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Women's Shot Put F32-34		Final	2011-01-23	10
Women's Javelin F33/34/52/53		Final	2011-01-28	4

London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Women's Javelin F52/53/33/34		Final Round	2012-09-03	3
Women's Shot Put F32-34		Final Round	2012-09-06	4

IPC Athletics World Championships (Lyon, France)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Women's Javelin F33/34		Final 1	2013-07-23	2
Women's Shot Put F32-34		Final 1	2013-07-26	7

IPC Athletics 2015 World Championships (Doha, Qatar)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Women's Shot Put F34		Final 1	2015-10-22	6
Women's Javelin F34		Final 1	2015-10-29	4

Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Women's Javelin F34		Final Round	2016-09-09	2
Women's Shot Put F34		Final Round	2016-09-14	7

World Para Athletics Championships London 2017 (London, Great Britain)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Women's Javelin F34		Final 1	2017-07-23	2