Katja Riipi

Katja Riipi
Date of birth	October 26, 1975
place of birth	Sodankylä , Finland
size	159 cm
Weight	65 kg
position	striker
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
until 1999	Oulun Kärpät
1999-2000	Tampereen Ilves
2000-2007	IHK Helsinki
2003-2004	Ladies Team Lugano
2008-2011	Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho

Katja Hannele Riipi (born October 26, 1975 in Sodankylä ) is a former Finnish ice hockey player .

Career

At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano , she won the bronze medal in the Olympic ice hockey tournament with the Finnish national team . In addition, she won numerous medals at world and European championships. So far, she has completed a total of 176 international matches.

Between 1994 and 2011 she played for Oulun Kärpät , Tampereen Ilves and Itä-Helsingin Kiekko in Naisten SM-sarja at national level . In addition, she played for HC Lugano Ladies in performance class A in the 2004/05 season .

Achievements and Awards

• 1996 bronze medal at the European Championships
• 1997 bronze medal at the world championship
• 1998 bronze medal at the Olympic Winter Games
• 1999 bronze medal at the world championship
• 2000 bronze medal at the world championship
• 2004 bronze medal at the world championship

Web links

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