Juha Hirvi

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Juha Hirvi (born 25 March 1960 in Kymi) is a Finnish sport shooter. He won the silver medal in men's 50 metre rifle three positions at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He has also won two silver medals in ISSF World Shooting Championships. He was the flag-bearer for Finland at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics opening ceremony.

Juha Hirvi made Finnish Olympic history in 2008 when he participated in his sixth Olympic Games, which is a record among Finnish athletes. He holds the record with other 2008 participant, dressage rider Kyra Kyrklund and three winter Olympians: cross country skiers Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi and Harri Kirvesniemi and ice hockey player Raimo Helminen.{{Cite web |url=http://www.noc.fi/in_english/?x126=1069450 |title=Shooter Juha Hirvi is the Finnish flag bearer in the opening ceremony in Beijing - Suomen Olympiakomitea |access-date=2008-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080817131113/http://www.noc.fi/in_english/?x126=1069450 |archive-date=2008-08-17 |url-status=dead }} Juha Hirvi's manager is Finnish Sport Management Agency SportElite.http://www.sportelite.fi/index.php?node_id=11967 Juha Hirvi's profile at SportElite's website

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" !colspan=7\|Olympic results
Event !1988 !1992 !1996 !2000 !2004 !2008
align=left\|50 metre rifle three positions \|17th 1167 \|style="background: #ccffcc"\|4th 1172+92.8 \|13th 1164 \|style="background: #ccffcc"\|{{Silver2}} Silver 1171+99.5 \|15th 1160 \|12th 1168
align=left\|50 metre rifle prone \|24th 594 \|style="background: #ccffcc"\|6th 597+102.5 \|42nd 589 \|25th 592 \|9th 594 \|style="background: #ccffcc"\|7th 595+103.5
align=left\|10 metre air rifle \|17th 587 \|27th 584 \|15th 589 \|18th 588 \|45th 580 \|—

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!colspan=7|Olympic results

Event

!1988

!1992

!1996

!2000

!2004

!2008

align=left|50 metre rifle three positions

|17th
1167

|style="background: #ccffcc"|4th
1172+92.8

|13th
1164

|style="background: #ccffcc"|{{Silver2}} Silver
1171+99.5

|15th
1160

|12th
1168

align=left|50 metre rifle prone

|24th
594

|style="background: #ccffcc"|6th
597+102.5

|42nd
589

|25th
592

|9th
594

|style="background: #ccffcc"|7th
595+103.5

align=left|10 metre air rifle

|17th
587

|27th
584

|15th
589

|18th
588

|45th
580

|—

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20080903073355/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/0/208810.shtml Athlete bio at the official site of 2008 Olympics]
[http://www.sportelite.fi/index.php?node_id=11967 Juha Hirvi at SportElite's website]