He won the gold medal in the 100m and 200m events at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. He also competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China, winning a gold medal in the men's 100 metres – T54 event and a bronze medal in the men's 200 metres – T54 event. At the 2012 Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, he won the gold medal in the 100 metre T54 event after recording a new world record 13.63 in the qualifying round.[1] He won a gold medal in the 100 metres T54 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. He won a silver medal in the 100 metres T54 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
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pekka, tähti, born, june, 1983, pori, finland, finnish, athlete, paralympian, competing, mainly, category, sprint, events, 2018personal, informationborn, 1983, june, 1983, pori, finlandsportcountry, finlandsporttrack, fielddisability, classt54eventsprintsclubp. Leo Pekka Tahti born 22 June 1983 in Pori Finland is a Finnish athlete and Paralympian competing mainly in category T54 sprint events Leo Pekka TahtiLeo Pekka Tahti in 2018Personal informationBorn 1983 06 22 22 June 1983 age 40 Pori FinlandSportCountry FinlandSportTrack and fieldDisability classT54EventsprintsClubPorin Tarmo FinlandTeamFinlandCoached byJuha Flinck national Medal record Men s Paralympic athleticsRepresenting FinlandEvent 1st 2nd 3rdParalympic Games 5 1 1World Championships 4 4 3European Championships 10 3 1Total 19 8 5Paralympic Games2004 Athens 100 m T542004 Athens 200 m T542008 Beijing 100 m T542012 London 100 m T542016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m T542020 Tokyo 100 m T542008 Beijing 200 m T54World Championships2011 Christchurch 100 m T542013 Lyon 100 m T542017 London 100 m T542019 Dubai 100 m T542011 Christchurch 200 m T542013 Lyon 200 m T542015 Doha 100 m T542023 Paris 100 m T542006 Assen 100 m T542006 Assen 200 m T542017 London 200 m T54European Championships2005 Espoo 100 m T542005 Espoo 200 m T542012 Stadskanaal 100 m T542014 Swansea 100 m T542016 Grosseto 100 m T542018 Berlin 100 m T542018 Berlin 200 m T542018 Berlin 400 m T542021 Bydgoszcz 100 m T542021 Bydgoszcz 400 m T542012 Stadskanaal 400 m T542014 Swansea 400 m T542018 Berlin 800 m T542016 Grosseto 200 m T54Career edit nbsp Tahti at the 2013 IPC Athletics World ChampionshipsHe won the gold medal in the 100m and 200m events at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens Greece He also competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing China winning a gold medal in the men s 100 metres T54 event and a bronze medal in the men s 200 metres T54 event At the 2012 Paralympics in London United Kingdom he won the gold medal in the 100 metre T54 event after recording a new world record 13 63 in the qualifying round 1 He won a gold medal in the 100 metres T54 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics He won a silver medal in the 100 metres T54 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics References edit Paralympian Leo Pekka Tahti scoops fourth Athlete of the Year award yle fi Retrieved 28 February 2024 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leo Pekka Tahti Leo Pekka Tahti at the International Paralympic Committee nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to Finnish athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Paralympic medalist of Finland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leo Pekka Tahti amp oldid 1210829222, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
