Laura Tamminen was a Finnish
speed skater
Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating. ...
. She won a bronze medal at the
World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women
The International Skating Union has organised the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women since 1936. Unofficial championships were held in the years 1933–1935.
History Distances used
* In the years 1933–1935, three distances were ...
in 1939 in
Tampere
Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city in the Pirkanmaa region, located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of 244,029; the urban area has a population o ...
, behind
Verné Lesche
Verné Lesche, married Vanberg (11 October 1917 – 21 April 2002) was a speed skater from Finland who twice won the World Allround Championships.
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Lesche was born in Helsinki, Finland, and already skated a world record i ...
and
Liisa Salmi
Liisa Salmi (1 October 1914 - 30 August 2001) was a Finnish speed skater. She won a silver medal at the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women in 1939 in Tampere
Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city in the Pir ...
.
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Year of birth missing
Possibly living people
Finnish female speed skaters
World Allround Speed Skating Championships medalists
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