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Veli Veikko Palsamaki

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Finland
Shooting

Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries
Origin of Impairment
Acquired

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
He began shooting in 1997.

General interest

Awards and honours
He was named Para Athlete of the Year at the 2004 Central Ostrobothnia Sports Gala in Finland. (kpurheilugaala.fi, 2016)

He was presented with the Central Ostrobothnia Recognition Award in Finland in 2000. (keskipohjanmaa.fi, 02 Feb 2020)
Impairment
He was competing in speedway when he collided with another motorcycle and sustained spinal cord injuries. (kaleva.fi, 17 Sep 2004)
Other information
OTHER ACTIVITIES
He has served on the Council for the Elderly and Impaired of Haapajarvi, Finland, representing the town's Impaired People's Association. (haapajarvi.fi, 30 Apr 2020)

Results

Unit Date Rank
Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games (Sydney, Australia)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH1 Preliminary 7
Mixed Free Rifle Prone SH1 Preliminary 9
Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH1 Final Round 5
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Mixed Free Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification 30
Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification 25
Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens, Greece)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Mixed Free Rifle Prone SH1 Final Round 5
Mixed Free Rifle Prone SH1 Preliminary 5
Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH1 Preliminary 14
2010 IPC Shooting World Championships (Zagreb, Croatia)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Mixed 10m Air Rifle prone SH1 Qualification 2010-07-19 46
Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH1 Qualification 2010-07-23 27
Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH1 Elimination 2010-07-23 14
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
R3 - Mixed 10 m Air Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification 2012-09-01 41
R6 - Mixed 50 m Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification 2012-09-04 21
2014 IPC Shooting World Championships (Suhl, Germany)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Mixed 10m Air Rifle prone SH1 Qualification 2014-07-21 67
Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH1 Elimination 2014-07-22 36