Mirja Lehtonen
Finnish cross-country skier
Medal record | ||
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Women's cross-country skiing | ||
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Olympic Games | ||
1964 Innsbruck | 5 km | |
1964 Innsbruck | 3 × 5 km relay | |
World Championships | ||
1962 Zakopane | 3 × 5 km relay |
Mirja Lehtonen (19 October 1942, Uurainen, Central Finland – 25 August 2009)[1] was a cross-country skier from Finland who competed during the early 1960s.
She was born in Kyynämöinen.
She won two medals at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck with a silver in the 5 km and a bronze in the 3 × 5 km relay.
Lehtonen also won a bronze medal in the 3 × 5 km relay at the 1962 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Zakopane.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
Olympic Games
- 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)
Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 3 × 5 km relay |
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1964 | 21 | Silver | 10 | Bronze |
World Championships
- 1 medal – (1 bronze)
Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 3 × 5 km relay |
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1962 | 19 | 5 | 5 | Bronze |
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mirja Lehtonen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ^ "LEHTONEN Mirja". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
External links
- Mirja Lehtonen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Mirja Lehtonen at Olympics.com
- Mirja Lehtonen at Olympedia
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Finnish Sportswoman of the Year
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- Sylvi Saimo (1948)
- Eevi Huttunen (1949)
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- Eevi Huttunen (1953)
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- Iris Sihvonen (1957)
- Siiri Rantanen (1958)
- Siiri Rantanen (1959)
- Eevi Huttunen (1960)
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- Mirja Lehtonen (1963)
- Kaija Mustonen (1964)
- Maire Lindholm (1965)
- Eila Pyrhönen (1966)
- Eija Krogerus (1967)
- Kaija Mustonen (1968)
- Marjatta Kajosmaa (1969)
- Marjatta Kajosmaa (1970)
- Marjatta Kajosmaa (1971)
- Marjatta Kajosmaa (1972)
- Mona-Lisa Pursiainen (1973)
- Riitta Salin (1974)
- Helena Takalo (1975)
- Helena Takalo (1976)
- Lea Hilokoski (1977)
- Helena Takalo (1978)
- Outi Borgenström (1979)
- Hilkka Riihivuori (1980)
- Hilkka Riihivuori (1981)
- Hilkka Riihivuori (1982)
- Tiina Lillak (1983)
- Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (1984)
- Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (1985)
- Marjo Matikainen (1986)
- Marjo Matikainen (1987)
- Marjo Matikainen (1988)
- Marjo Matikainen (1989)
- Päivi Alafrantti (1990)
- Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (1991)
- Marjut Lukkarinen (1992)
- Sari Essayah (1993)
- Sari Essayah (1994)
- Sari Laine (1995)
- Heli Rantanen (1996)
- Raija Koskinen (1997)
- Satu Pusila (1998)
- Tuuli Matinsalo (1999)
- Pia Sundstedt (2000)
- Pirjo Manninen (2001)
- Heli Koivula (2002)
- Hanna-Maria Seppälä (2003)
- Tanja Poutiainen (2004)
- Tanja Poutiainen (2005)
- Tanja Poutiainen (2006)
- Virpi Kuitunen (2007)
- Satu Mäkelä-Nummela (2008)
- Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (2009)
- Minna Kauppi (2010)
- Kaisa Mäkäräinen (2011)
- Tuuli Petäjä-Sirén (2012)
- Tuula Tenkanen (2013)
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