Liisa Suihkonen
Full name
Liisa Helena Suihkonen
nation
Finland Finland
birthday
September 27, 1943
place of birth
Suonenjoki , Pohjois-Savo
size
159 cm
Weight
53-55 kg
Career
job
Teacher
society
Suonenjoen Vasama
status
resigned
Medal table
Olympic medals
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Liisa Helena Suihkonen (born September 27, 1943 in Suonenjoki , Pohjois-Savo ) is a former Finnish cross-country skier .
Suihkonen was able to win her only national championship title in 1966 - in an individual race over 10 km. She also appeared for the first time in 1966 at the Nordic World Ski Championships at Holmenkollen , Oslo . Further participations followed in 1970 in Vysoké Tatry , Czechoslovakia and 1974 in Falun, Sweden . At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble , France, she was 18th in the 10 km race. Her second Olympic participation was in 1976 in the relay. Together with Marjatta Kajosmaa , Hilkka Riihivuori-Kuntola and Helena Kivioja-Takalo , she won silver.
During and after her active career, Suihkonen worked as a teacher. She was also represented on the city council of her hometown Suonenjoki and since 1997 chairwoman of her ski club Suonenjoen Vasama .
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