Henri Häkkinen

Olympic medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  Finland
Bronze medal – third place2008 Beijing10 m air rifle

Henri Häkkinen [1](born 16 June 1980, in Joensuu) is a Finnish sport shooter.[2]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics Men's 10m air rifle Häkkinen won the bronze medal.[3] He was leading with Abhinav Bindra of India until the final shot. Bindra won gold with a last shot of 10.8, whereas Häkkinen could score only 9.7, thereby settling for a bronze. China's Zhu Qinan got the silver with a final shot of 10.5. Henri Häkkinen's manager is Finnish Sports Management Agency, SportElite.

Häkkinen has a master's degree in military science and he works as an officer at Signals Regiment in Riihimäki. His military rank is Major.[4]

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