Aleksi Leppä

Aleksi Leppä
Personal information
NationalityFinnish
Born (1994-09-02) 2 September 1994 (age 30)
Hamina, Finland
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
CountryFinland
SportShooting
Events
  • 10m Air Rifle Men
  • 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men
  • 50m Rifle Prone Men
  • 300m Rifle 3 Positions Men
  • 300m Rifle Prone Men
  • 300m Standard Rifle Men
ClubHaminan Ampumaseura
Coached byMarko Leppä
Juha Hirvi
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Changwon 300 m standard rifle
Gold medal – first place 2018 Changwon 300 m rifle 3 positions
Silver medal – second place 2022 Cairo 300 m rifle 3 positions
Silver medal – second place 2022 Cairo 300 m rifle 3 positions mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Baku 300 m rifle prone
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Osijek 300 m rifle 3 positions mixed team
World Military Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Wuhan 300 m military rapid fire rifle team

Aleksi Leppä (born 2 September 1994) is a Finnish sport shooter.

He participated at the 2018 ISSF World Shooting Championships, winning two gold medals.[1][2]

Leppä's coach was his father, Marko Leppä, who died on the flight to 2024 Summer Olympics where Leppä participated in his first Olympic competition.[3]

References

  1. ^ 300m STANDARD RIFLE MEN
  2. ^ 300m RIFLE 3 POSITIONS MEN
  3. ^ Vognsen, Sebastian (29 July 2024). "Skytten Aleksi Leppäs tårar – pappan dog på planet till Paris". Sveriges Television (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 July 2024.