Väinö Markkanen

{{Short description|Finnish sport shooter (1929–2022)}}

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| name = Väinö Markkanen

| image = Väinö Markkanen.jpg

| caption = Markkanen in 1964

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1929|5|9||1}}

| birth_place = Paltamo, Finland

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2022|6|10|1929|5|9}}

| death_place = Lohja, Finland

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| sport = Shooting

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{{MedalGold | 1964 Tokyo | 50 metre pistol }}

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Väinö Markkanen (9 May 1929 – 10 June 2022){{cite web |last1=Savinen |first1=Vesa-Matti |title=Lännenkirjoista ammunnan löytänyt olympiavoittaja Väinö Markkanen harjoitteli kotonaan patsaan lailla eikä hätkähtänyt Tokiossa edes Japanin keisaria |url=https://yle.fi/urheilu/3-10772516 |website=Yle Uutiset |publisher=Yleisradio Oy |access-date=29 January 2021 |location= |language=fi |date=9 May 2019}} was a Finnish sports shooter and Olympic champion. He won the gold medal in the 50 metre pistol at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.{{cite web |title=Väinö Markkanen |publisher=Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/vaino-markkanen-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417181217/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/vaino-markkanen-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |access-date=7 November 2010}}

Markkanen died of a heart attack on 10 June 2022, at the age of 93.{{cite news |title=Väinö Markkanen on kuollut |url=https://www.is.fi/urheilu/art-2000008927946.html |publisher=Ilta-Sanomat |access-date=5 July 2022 |language=fi |date=5 July 2022}}