Mari Piuva

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Mari Piuva (born 21 October 1980 in Kemi) is an archer from Finland.

Piuva represented Finland in the 2002 European Archery Championship where she placed 40th. Two years later in the European Championship she improved her result and placed 8th.

Piuva represented Finland at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 49th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 615. In the first round of elimination, she faced 16th-ranked Natalia Nasaridze of Turkey. Piuva upset Nasaridze, winning 136-133 in the 18-arrow match to advance to the round of 32. In that round, she faced Naomi Folkard of Great Britain, losing to the 17th-ranked archer 156-151 in the regulation 18 arrows. Piuva finished 25th in women's individual archery.