Marika Lehtimäki

Marika Lehtimäki
Date of birth	7th February 1975
place of birth	Tampere , Finland
Nickname	Pommi
size	164 cm
Weight	70 kg
position	center
Shot hand	Right
Career stations
1988-1989	Ilves-Kiekko
1989-1998	Ilves Tampere

Marika Johanna Lehtimäki (born February 7, 1975 in Tampere ) is a former Finnish ice hockey player . She played on the position of the center . At club level, it was for Ilves Tampere active and won with the club in 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993, the Finnish woman Hockey - Championship .

Lehtimäki was one of the first generation of Finnish national players and represented her home country in a large number of international competitions. She won three bronze medals at world championships and three gold medals and one bronze medal at European championships . At the 1998 Winter Olympics , she won the bronze medal in the Olympic ice hockey tournament with the Finnish national team . She made a total of 83 international matches for Finland.

Achievements and Awards

• 1990 Finnish champion with Ilves Tampere
• 1991 Finnish champion with Ilves Tampere
• 1992 Finnish champion with Ilves Tampere
• 1993 Finnish champion with Ilves Tampere

International

1990 bronze medal at the world championship 1991 gold medal at the European Championship 1992 bronze medal at the world championship 1993 gold medal at the European Championship

1994 bronze medal at the world championship 1995 gold medal at the European Championship 1996 bronze medal at the European Championships 1998 bronze medal at the Olympic Winter Games

Web links

• Marika Lehtimäki at eliteprospects.com (English)
• Marika Lehtimäki in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )