Kerttu Pehkonen
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| Kerttu Pehkonen | |
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| Country | Finland |
| Born | Kerttu Marjatta Pehkonen 26 October 1928 Joroinen, Finland |
| Died | 23 February 2018 (aged 89) Varkaus, Finland |
Kerttu Pehkonen (26 October 1928 – 23 February 2018) was the first female competitive cross-country skier who won numerous prestigious Nordic cross country competititons such as the Lahti Ski Games.[1][2][3]
In 1947 Pehkonen won the first female Finnish Sports Personality of the Year award.[4]
References
- ^ "Stefan Wallin - Puheet ja kolumnit". 21 May 2010. Archived from the original on 21 May 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Salpausselän Kisat 6.-8.3.2009 » Salpausselkä-mitalistit". 1 November 2008. Archived from the original on 1 November 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Suvi Kuisma. "Kevyesti mutta voimalla" (PDF). suhs.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ Kanerva, Juha (15 January 2019). "Kolumni: Suomen ensimmäinen naishiihtotähti lopetti vain 22-vuotiaana – olivatko syynä Hiihtoliiton miesjohtajat?". Ilta-Sanomat.
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