Riitta Salin
Finnish sprinter (born 1950)
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Born | (1950-10-16) October 16, 1950 (age 73) Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
Club | Viipurin Urheilijat, Helsinki | ||||||||||||||
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Riitta Liisa Salin (née Hagman, born 16 October 1950[1]) is a retired Finnish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.
She won the gold medal in 1974 European Athletics Championships with a new world record time 50.14, which remains the Finnish record. At the 1976 Summer Olympics Salin finished seventh.[1]
Riitta Salin is the sister of former ice hockey player Matti Hagman.
References
- ^ a b Sports-Reference Retrieved 8 July 2013.
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European Athletics Championships champions in women's 400 metres
- 1958: Maria Itkina (URS)
- 1962: Maria Itkina (URS)
- 1966: Anna Chmelková (TCH)
- 1969: Nicole Duclos (FRA)
- 1971: Helga Seidler (GDR)
- 1974: Riitta Salin (FIN)
- 1978: Marita Koch (GDR)
- 1982: Marita Koch (GDR)
- 1986: Marita Koch (GDR)
- 1990: Grit Breuer (GDR)
- 1994: Marie-José Pérec (FRA)
- 1998: Grit Breuer (GER)
- 2002: Olesya Zykina (RUS)
- 2006: Vania Stambolova (BUL)
- 2010: Kseniya Ustalova (RUS)
- 2012: Moa Hjelmer (SWE)
- 2014: Libania Grenot (ITA)
- 2016: Libania Grenot (ITA)
- 2018: Justyna Święty-Ersetic (POL)
- 2022: Femke Bol (NED)
- 2024: Natalia Kaczmarek (POL)
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