Tähti at the 2013 IPC World Games in Lyon.
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Personal information | |
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Born |
Pori, Finland |
22 June 1983
Sport | |
Country | Finland |
Sport | Track and field |
Disability class | T54 |
Event(s) | sprints |
Club | Porin Tarmo: Finland |
Team | Finland |
Coached by | Juha Flinck (national) |
Achievements and titles | |
Paralympic finals | 2012 London |
Medal record
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Leo-Pekka Tähti (born 22 June 1983 in Pori, Finland) is an athlete and Paralympian from Finland competing mainly in category T54 sprint events.
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. In 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