Maija Järvelä

Maija Järvelä
Personal information
Native name
Maija Loytynoja
NationalityFinnish
Born (1984-01-17) January 17, 1984
Raahe, Finland
Sport
LW6/8
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Women's Biathlon
Winter Paralympics
Silver medal – second placeVancouver 2010pursuit standing

Maija Järvelä also commonly known as Maija Loytynoja (born 17 January 1984) is a Finnish female biathlete and cross-country skier.[1] She represented Finland at the Paralympics in 2006, 2010 and 2014.[2] Järvelä won a silver medal in the women's pursuit standing biathlon event at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, the first medal won by Finland at the 2010 games.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Maija Jarvela". m.paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  2. ↑ "Maija JARVELA | Biathlon, Cross-Country Skiing | Finland - Sochi 2014 Paralympic winter Games". sochi2014.arch.articul.ru. Archived from the original on 2017-01-21. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  3. ↑ "Suomen ensimmäinen mitali lähellä paralympialaisissa". Yle. October 3, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  4. ↑ "First Paralympics medal for Finland". Yle Uutiset. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  5. ↑ "Jarvela aiming to inspire next generation". m.paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
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