Liisa Suihkonen (born 27 September 1943) is a former
cross-country skier from
Finland
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who competed during the 1970s. She was born in
Suonenjoki
Suonenjoki (; literally means "vein's river") is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region, southwest of the Kuopio city.
The town has a population of
() and covers an area of of
which
is water. The popu ...
,
Northern Savonia
North Savo (or Northern Savonia; fi, Pohjois-Savo; sv, Norra Savolax) is a region in eastern Finland. It borders the regions of South Savo, Central Finland, North Ostrobothnia, Kainuu, and North Karelia. Kuopio is the largest city in the regi ...
.
She won a silver medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the
1976 Winter Olympics
The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (german: XII. Olympische Winterspiele, french: XIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 ( bar, Innschbruck 1976, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a ...
of
Innsbruck
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Cross-country skiing results
Olympic Games
* 1 medal – (1 silver)
World Championships
References
External links
Women's cross country results: 1952-2006
1943 births
Living people
People from Suonenjoki
Finnish female cross-country skiers
Olympic cross-country skiers for Finland
Cross-country skiers at the 1968 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Finland
Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
Medalists at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Skiers from North Savo
20th-century Finnish women
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