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| Native name | Maija Loytynoja | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Finnish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1984-01-17) January 17, 1984 (age 40) Raahe, Finland | ||||||||||||||
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| Disability class | LW6/8 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Maija Järvelä also commonly known as Maija Loytynoja (born 17 January 1984) is a Finnish female biathlete and cross-country skier. She represented Finland at the Paralympics in 2006, 2010 and 2014. Järvelä won a silver medal in the women's pursuit standing biathlon event at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, the first medal won by Finland at the 2010 games.
References
- "Maija Jarvela". m.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
- "Maija JARVELA | Biathlon, Cross-Country Skiing | Finland - Sochi 2014 Paralympic winter Games". sochi2014.arch.articul.ru. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
- "Suomen ensimmäinen mitali lähellä paralympialaisissa". Yle. October 3, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
- "First Paralympics medal for Finland". Yle Uutiset. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
- "Jarvela aiming to inspire next generation". m.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
- Living people
- 1984 births
- Finnish female cross-country skiers
- Finnish female biathletes
- Biathletes at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
- Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
- Biathletes at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
- Paralympic biathletes for Finland
- Paralympic cross-country skiers for Finland
- Paralympic silver medalists for Finland
- Medalists at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
- People from Raahe
- Paralympic medalists in biathlon
- Sportspeople from North Ostrobothnia
- 21st-century Finnish sportswomen