Rauno Saunavaara is a paralympic athlete from Finland competing mainly in category F54 javelin events.
Rauno has competed in the javelin at the Paralympics three occasions winning a medal on each occasion. His first performance came in 1996 Summer Paralympics where he won a silver medal in the F53 class, he also competed in the shot put but failed to medal in this. In 2000 he won a bronze in the F54 then improved on this in 2004 winning his second silver medal.[1]