Mona-Lisa Pursiainen

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Mona-Lisa Pursiainen at the Euro 1974

Mona-Lisa Pursiainen ( Eivor Mona-Lisa Pursiainen, née Strandvall; born June 21, 1951 in Kronoby , † August 7, 2000 in Kauniainen ) was a Finnish sprinter .

At the European Athletics Championships in Athens in 1969, she was eliminated over 100 m in the preliminary run and was eighth in the 4-by-400-meter relay . In 1971 she was seventh in the 4-by-400-meter relay at the European Championships in Helsinki and was eliminated over 400 m in the semifinals.

At the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, she was seventh in the 4 x 400 meter relay . Over 400 m she reached the quarter-finals, and in the 4 x 100 meter relay she was eliminated in the preliminary run.

In 1973 she reached the semi-finals at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Rotterdam over 60 m and won the Universiade over 100 m and 200 m .

The following year she was fourth over 60 m in the 1974 European Indoor Championships in Gothenburg. At the European Championships in Rome she won bronze in the 200 m , silver in the 4 x 400 meter relay and was sixth in the 100 m .

At the Universiade 1975 she won silver over 100 m and 200 m.

In 1976 she retired from the European Indoor Championships in Munich over 60 m in the semi-finals. At the Olympic Games in Montreal, she was sixth in the 4-by-400-meter relay and reached the quarter-finals over 100 m and 200 m .

Nine times she was Finnish champion over 100 m (1967-1970, 1973-1977), four times over 200 m (1967-1970) and once over 400 m (1970). In 1974 and 1976 she was Italian indoor champion over 60 m.

Personal bests

  • 100 m: 11.19 s, August 4, 1973, Warsaw (hand-stopped: 11.0 s, August 29, 1973, Helsinki )
  • 200 m: 22.39 s, August 20, 1973, Moscow
  • 400 m: 51.27 s, September 16, 1973, Helsinki

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personal data
SURNAME Pursiainen, Mona-Lisa
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pursiainen, Eivor Mona-Lisa; Strandvall, Mona-Lisa
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Finnish sprinter
DATE OF BIRTH June 21, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Kronoby
DATE OF DEATH August 7, 2000
Place of death Kauniainen