Liisa Suihkonen (born 27 September 1943) is a former
cross-country skier
Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...
from
Finland who competed during the 1970s. She was born in
Suonenjoki,
Northern Savonia.
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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