title: Väinö Markkanen
text: # Väinö Markkanen
  
  Väinö Markkanen (9 May 1929 – 10 June 2022) 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.
  
  Markkanen died of a heart attack on 10 June 2022, at the age of 93.
  
  