Tuuli Petäja
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Tuuli Pauliina Petäjä-Sirén (born November 9, 1983 in Espoo ) is a Finnish windsurfer .
successes
Tuuli Petäjä took part in three Olympic Games . At the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008 , she finished 16th. Four years later she won the silver medal in London when she came second behind Marina Alabau and Zofia Noceti-Klepacka . In 2016 she finished the windsurfing regatta in tenth place. She was the flag bearer of the Finnish delegation at the opening ceremony of the Games. She won the bronze medal at the European Championships in Madeira in 2012 .
In 2012 she was named Finland's Sportswoman of the Year for her medal win .
Web links
- Tuuli Petäjä in the database of World Sailing (English)
- Tuuli Petäjä in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Petäja, Tuuli |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Petäjä, Tuuli Pauliina (full name); Petäjä-Sirén, Tuuli |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish windsurfer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 9, 1983 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Espoo , Finland |