Seija Pöntinen (30 March 1934 – 2 June 1998) was a Finnish

hurdler Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, ...

. She competed in the women's 80 metres hurdles at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

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1934 births 1998 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Finnish female hurdlers Finnish female high jumpers Olympic athletes for Finland Place of birth missing {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub