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{{short description|Finnish Paralympic athlete}}
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| nationality = [[Finland|Finnish]]
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{{MedalCountry | {{FIN}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[File:IPC logo (2004).svg|25px]] [[Paralympic Games]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Paralympic Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2012 Summer Paralympics|2012 London]] | [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T51|100 m T51]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2012 Summer Paralympics|2012 London]] | [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T51|100 m T51]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2020 Summer Paralympics|2020 Tokyo]] | [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metres T51|200 m T51]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2020 Summer Paralympics|2020 Tokyo]] | [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metres T51|200 m T51]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2020 Summer Paralympics|2020 Tokyo]] | [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T51|100 m T51]] }}
{{MedalSilver | 2020 Tokyo | [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T51|100 m T51]] }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[File:IPC logo (2004).svg|25px]] [[IPC Athletics World Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalCompetition| [[World Para Athletics Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2013 IPC Athletics World Championships|2013 Lyon]] | [[2013 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 100 metres|100 m T51]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2013 IPC Athletics World Championships|2013 Lyon]] | [[2013 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 100 metres|100 m T51]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2019 World Para Athletics Championships|2019 Dubai]]|[[2019 World Para Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres|100 m T51]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2019 World Para Athletics Championships|2019 Dubai]]|[[2019 World Para Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres|100 m T51]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2011 IPC Athletics World Championships|2011 Christchurch]] | [[2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 100 metres|100 m T51]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2011 IPC Athletics World Championships|2011 Christchurch]] | [[2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 100 metres|100 m T51]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2013 IPC Athletics World Championships|2013 Lyon]] | [[2013 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 200 metres|200 m T51]] }}
{{MedalSilver | 2013 Lyon | [[2013 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 200 metres|200 m T51]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2015 IPC Athletics World Championships|2015 Doha]] | [[2015 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 100 metres|100 m T51]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2015 IPC Athletics World Championships|2015 Doha]] | [[2015 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 100 metres|100 m T51]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2017 World Para Athletics Championships|2017 London]]|[[2017 World Para Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres|100 m T51]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2017 World Para Athletics Championships|2017 London]]|[[2017 World Para Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres|100 m T51]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2019 World Para Athletics Championships|2019 Dubai]]|[[2019 World Para Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres|200 m T51]]}}
{{MedalSilver | 2019 Dubai|[[2019 World Para Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres|200 m T51]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[2011 IPC Athletics World Championships|2011 Christchurch]] | [[2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 200 metres|200 m T51]] }}
{{MedalBronze | 2011 Christchurch | [[2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 200 metres|200 m T51]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2015 IPC Athletics World Championships|2015 Doha]] | [[2015 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 400 metres|400 m T51]] }}
{{MedalBronze | 2015 Doha | [[2015 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 400 metres|400 m T51]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2023 World Para Athletics Championships|2023 Paris]]|[[2023 World Para Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres|100 m T51]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[2023 World Para Athletics Championships|2023 Paris]]|[[2023 World Para Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres|100 m T51]]}}
{{MedalCompetition| [[File:IPC logo (2004).svg|25px]] [[IPC Athletics European Championships|European Championships]] }}
{{MedalCompetition| [[World Para Athletics European Championships|European Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2014 IPC Athletics European Championships|2014 Swansea]] | [[2014 IPC Athletics European Championships – Men's 100 metres|100 m T51]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2014 IPC Athletics European Championships|2014 Swansea]] | [[2014 IPC Athletics European Championships – Men's 100 metres|100 m T51]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2014 IPC Athletics European Championships|2014 Swansea]] | [[2014 IPC Athletics European Championships – Men's 400 metres|400 m T51]] }}
{{MedalGold | 2014 Swansea | [[2014 IPC Athletics European Championships – Men's 400 metres|400 m T51]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2021 World Para Athletics European Championships|2021 Bydgoszcz]] | [[2021 World Para Athletics European Championships – Men's 100 metres|100 m T51]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2021 World Para Athletics European Championships|2021 Bydgoszcz]] | [[2021 World Para Athletics European Championships – Men's 100 metres|100 m T51]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2016 IPC Athletics European Championships|2016 Grosseto]] | [[2016 IPC Athletics European Championships – Men's 100 metres|100 m T51]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2016 IPC Athletics European Championships|2016 Grosseto]] | [[2016 IPC Athletics European Championships – Men's 100 metres|100 m T51]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2018 World Para Athletics European Championships|2018 Berlin]] | [[2018 World Para Athletics European Championships – Men's 100 metres|100 m T51]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2018 World Para Athletics European Championships|2018 Berlin]] | [[2018 World Para Athletics European Championships – Men's 100 metres|100 m T51]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2018 World Para Athletics European Championships|2018 Berlin]] | [[2018 World Para Athletics European Championships – Men's 200 metres|200 m T51]] }}
{{MedalSilver | 2018 Berlin | [[2018 World Para Athletics European Championships – Men's 200 metres|200 m T51]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2021 World Para Athletics European Championships|2021 Bydgoszcz]] | [[2021 World Para Athletics European Championships – Men's 200 metres|200 m T51]] }}
{{MedalSilver | 2021 Bydgoszcz | [[2021 World Para Athletics European Championships – Men's 200 metres|200 m T51]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2016 IPC Athletics European Championships|2016 Grosseto]] | [[2016 IPC Athletics European Championships – Men's 400 metres|400 m T51]] }}
{{MedalBronze | 2016 Grosseto| [[2016 IPC Athletics European Championships – Men's 400 metres|400 m T51]] }}
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'''Toni Piispanen''' (born 24 July 1976) is a Finnish [[Paralympic athlete]].
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'''Toni Piispanen''' (born 24 July 1976) is a Paralympic athlete for Finland. He started as an able-bodied karate competitor and became disabled due to an accident that injured his spinal cord at a karate show in 1993. This accident occurred in [[Lahti]] in front of hundreds of spectators. After that he played [[Wheelchair rugby]] for fifteen years before switching to wheelchair racing in 2008.<ref>[http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=904106 IPC bio]</ref> He is a world record holder in his classification.<ref>[http://www.paralympic.org/Athletics/Results/Records IPC Records]</ref> At the [[2012 Summer Paralympics]] he won gold in the men’s [[T51 (classification)|T-51 class]] 100-metre wheelchair sprint.<ref>[http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Four+medals+in+quick+succession+at+Paralympics/1329104734618 Helsingin Sanomat]</ref>

==Career==
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He started as an able-bodied karate competitor and became disabled due to an accident that injured his spinal cord at a karate show in 1993. This accident occurred in [[Lahti]] in front of hundreds of spectators. After that he played [[Wheelchair rugby]] for fifteen years before switching to wheelchair racing in 2008.<ref>[http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=904106 IPC bio]</ref> He is a world record holder in his classification.<ref>[http://www.paralympic.org/Athletics/Results/Records IPC Records]</ref> At the [[2012 Summer Paralympics]] he won gold in the men’s [[T51 (classification)|T-51 class]] 100-metre wheelchair sprint.<ref>[http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Four+medals+in+quick+succession+at+Paralympics/1329104734618 Helsingin Sanomat]</ref>


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[[Category:Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics]]
[[Category:World Para Athletics Championships winners]]
[[Category:World Para Athletics Championships winners]]
[[Category:Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships]]
[[Category:Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics]]

Revision as of 04:56, 17 July 2023

Toni Piispanen
Personal information
NationalityFinnish
Born (1976-07-24) 24 July 1976 (age 48)
Sport
SportPara-athletics
Disability classT51
Medal record
Men's para-athletics
Representing  Finland
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 100 m T51
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 200 m T51
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 100 m T51
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Lyon 100 m T51
Gold medal – first place 2019 Dubai 100 m T51
Silver medal – second place 2011 Christchurch 100 m T51
Silver medal – second place 2013 Lyon 200 m T51
Silver medal – second place 2015 Doha 100 m T51
Silver medal – second place 2017 London 100 m T51
Silver medal – second place 2019 Dubai 200 m T51
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Christchurch 200 m T51
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Doha 400 m T51
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Paris 100 m T51
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Swansea 100 m T51
Gold medal – first place 2014 Swansea 400 m T51
Gold medal – first place 2021 Bydgoszcz 100 m T51
Silver medal – second place 2016 Grosseto 100 m T51
Silver medal – second place 2018 Berlin 100 m T51
Silver medal – second place 2018 Berlin 200 m T51
Silver medal – second place 2021 Bydgoszcz 200 m T51
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Grosseto 400 m T51

Toni Piispanen (born 24 July 1976) is a Finnish Paralympic athlete.

Career

He started as an able-bodied karate competitor and became disabled due to an accident that injured his spinal cord at a karate show in 1993. This accident occurred in Lahti in front of hundreds of spectators. After that he played Wheelchair rugby for fifteen years before switching to wheelchair racing in 2008.[1] He is a world record holder in his classification.[2] At the 2012 Summer Paralympics he won gold in the men’s T-51 class 100-metre wheelchair sprint.[3]

References

  1. ^ IPC bio
  2. ^ IPC Records
  3. ^ Helsingin Sanomat


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