Katja Riipi

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FinlandFinland  Katja Riipi Ice hockey player
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 .

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