Toni Piispanen

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.[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]

Toni Piispanen
Medal record
Men's Paralympic athletics
Representing  Finland
Paralympic Games
2012 London 100 m T51
World Championships
2013 Lyon 100 m T51
2019 Dubai100 m T51
2011 Christchurch 100 m T51
2013 Lyon 200 m T51
2015 Doha 100 m T51
2017 London100 m T51
2011 Christchurch 200 m T51
2015 Doha 400 m T51
European Championships
2018 Berlin 100 m T51
2018 Berlin 200 m T51

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


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