Mirja Hietamies
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| Full name | Mirja Kyllikki Hietamies-Eteläpää | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 January 1931 Lemi, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 March 2013 (aged 82) Savitaipale, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52–54 kg (115–119 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Cross-country skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Lemin Eskot | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mirja Kyllikki Hietamies-Eteläpää (7 January 1931 – 14 March 2013)
Hietamies placed second over 10 km at Holmenkollen in 1951. Later she won this event at the Finnish championships in 1953 and 1956 and at the Lahti Ski Games in 1954 and 1955. In 1955 she was selected as Finland's female athlete of the year.[1]
Hietamies retired after the 1956 Olympics and the same year married Olli Eteläpää. She later worked as a skiing coach and physical education teacher,[1] and was a board member of the Finnish Skiing Federation from 1965 to 1967.[2]
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the
Olympic Games
- 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)
| Year | Age | 10 km | 3 × 5 km relay |
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| 1952 | 21 | Silver | — |
| 1956 | 25 | 6 | Gold |
World Championships
- 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 10 km | 3 × 5 km relay |
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| 1954 | 23 | Bronze | Silver |
References
- ^ a b c Mirja Eteläpää. hs.fi (obituary in Finnish)
- ^ a b Mirja Hietamies. sports-reference.com
- ^ "HIETAMIES Mirja". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
External links
- Mirja Hietamies at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Mirja Kyllikki Hietamis at Olympics.com
- Mirja Hietamies at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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