Anne Rikala

Anne Rikala

Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Representing Finland
World Championships
	2007 Duisburg	K-1 200 m
	2007 Duisburg	K-1 500 m
	2006 Szeged	K-2 200 m
	2010 Poznań	K-1 5000 m
	2013 Duisburg	K-1 5000 m

Anne Rikala (born February 20, 1977, in Kangasala) is a Finnish sprint canoer who has competed since 2005. She won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers (K-1 200 m and K-1 500 m: both 2007) and two bronzes (K-1 5000 m: 2010, K-2 200 m: 2006).

Rikala also competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, finishing seventh in the K-2 500 m event while being eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 500 m event. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the K-1 500 m again, finishing in eighth.

References

• "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
• "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2009-11-09. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
• Sports-reference.com profile