Henri Häkkinen [1] (born 16 June 1980, in Joensuu) is a Finnish sport shooter. [2]
At the 2008 Summer Olympics Men's 10m air rifle Häkkinen won the bronze medal.[3] He was leading with Abhinav Bindra of India until the final shot. Bindra won gold with a last shot of 10.8, whereas Häkkinen could score only 9.7, thereby settling for a bronze. China's Zhu Qinan got the silver with a final shot of 10.5. Henri Häkkinen's manager is Finnish Sports Management Agency, SportElite.
Häkkinen has a master's degree in military science and he works as an officer at Signals Regiment in Riihimäki. His military rank is Major.[4]