Kaija Mustonen
Kaija Marja Mustonen (born August 4, 1941 in Helsinki ) is a former Finnish speed skater .
She celebrated her first major successes at the Olympic Winter Games in Innsbruck in 1964 , when she won silver over 1500 meters and bronze over 1000 meters.
In 1968 she crowned her career by winning the Olympic gold medal over 1500 meters in Grenoble . She also won the silver medal over 3000 meters.
Since 1968 she is the last Finnish Olympic participant to win a medal in speed skating (as of 2014)
Web links
- Kaija Mustonen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Statistics at speed skating news
- Photo in Grenoble 1968, LIFE
- Finnish Olympic Committee, photo of K. Mustonen in competition
Individual evidence
1960: Lidija Skoblikowa | 1964: Lidija Skoblikowa | 1968: Kaija Mustonen | 1972: Dianne Holum | 1976: Galina Stepanskaya | 1980: Annie Borckink | 1984: Karin Enke | 1988: Yvonne van Gennip | 1992: Jacqueline Börner | 1994: Emese Hunyady | 1998: Marianne Timmer | 2002: Anni Friesinger | 2006: Cindy Klassen | 2010: Ireen Wüst | 2014: Jorien ter Mors | 2018: Ireen Wüst
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| SURNAME | Mustons, Kaija |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mustonen, Kaija Marja (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish speed skater |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th August 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Helsinki |