Marjut Heinonen (born October 28, 1976, in

Trollhättan Trollhättan () is the 23rd-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Trollhättan Municipality, Västra Götaland County. It is situated by Göta älv, near the lake Vänern, and has a population of approximately 50,000 in the city proper. It is loc ...

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) is a Finnish sport shooter. At age thirty-one, Heinonen made her official debut for the

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, where she competed in women's skeet shooting. She placed seventeenth in the qualifying rounds of the event, with a total score of 61 points. Heinonen currently resides in

Haapavesi Haapavesi is a town and a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Ostrobothnia region. The name means "Aspen Water". The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbour mu ...

, Finland, where she trains full-time at Haapaveden Ampumaseura, under her personal coach Rauli Honka.

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Finnish female sport shooters Living people Olympic shooters for Finland Shooters at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Trollhättan Sport shooters from Västra Götaland County 1976 births European Games competitors for Finland Shooters at the 2015 European Games Shooters at the 2019 European Games Shooters at the 2023 European Games {{Finland-sportshooting-bio-stub