Tuuli Petäjä-Sirén (born 9 November 1983 in

Espoo Espoo (, ; sv, Esbo) is a city and municipality in the region of Uusimaa in the Republic of Finland. It is located on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland, bordering the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, Kirkkonummi, Vihti and Nurmijärvi ...

) is a Finnish windsurfer. She won a silver medal at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

in the women's RS:X. She was chosen as athlete of the year in Finland in 2012. At the opening ceremony of the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

Petäjä-Sirén was chosen to carry the Finnish flag. She finished 10th in the women's RS:X. She has qualified to represent Finland at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

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* 1983 births Living people Female windsurfers Finnish windsurfers Finnish female sailors (sport) Sportspeople from Espoo Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – RS:X Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – RS:X Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – RS:X Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – RS:X Olympic sailors for Finland Olympic silver medalists for Finland Olympic medalists in sailing Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics {{Finland-yachtracing-bio-stub