Leo-Pekka Tähti
Leo-Pekka Tähti (born 22 June 1983 in Pori, Finland) is a Finish athlete and Paralympian competing mainly in category T54 sprint events.

Career

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. At 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. He won a gold medal in the 100 metres T54 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. He won a silver medal in the 100 metres T54 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

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1983 births
Living people
Paralympic athletes for Finland
Paralympic gold medalists for Finland
Paralympic bronze medalists for Finland
World record holders in para-athletics
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
World Para Athletics Championships winners
Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships
Medalists at the World Para Athletics European Championships
Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
Finnish male wheelchair racers
Sportspeople from Pori
20th-century Finnish people
21st-century Finnish people