Saija Katariina Tarkki (born 29 December 1982) is a Finnish retired

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player and the former general manager of

Oulun Kärpät Naiset Oulun may refer to: *Oulun Energia Areena, arena in the Raksila district of Oulu, in Finland *Oulun Kärpät, ice hockey team in the SM-liiga based in Oulu, Finland *Oulun Luistinseura (or OLS), Finnish multi-sports club, based in Oulu *Oulun Lyseo ...

in the

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. She represented at four

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and eight

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, winning bronze in the women's ice hockey tournament at the

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and at the World Championship tournaments in

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

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, and

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Personal life

Tarkki is married to former

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goaltender

Tuomas Tarkki Tuomas Tarkki (born February 28, 1980) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender, currently serving as director of goaltending coaching for the under-18 (U18) team of Vaasan Sport in the U18 SM-sarja and as an assistant coach to the ...

Career statistics

http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-hockey/schedule-and-results/womens-bronze-medal-game---game-19_ihw400102nFIN-vgame_stats-fR.html

References

External links

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Saija Sirviö's profile
from http://www.vancouver2010.com; retrieved 2010-02-25. 1982 births Living people Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden Finnish women's ice hockey defencemen Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Olympic ice hockey players for Finland Olympic medalists in ice hockey Oulun Kärpät Naiset players Modo Hockey players Ice hockey people from Oulu {{Finland-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub