Eila Pyrhönen
Finnish swimmer (born 1945)
Pyrhönen in 1964 | |||||||||||||||
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Born | (1945-10-25) 25 October 1945 (age 78) Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Club | Marjaniemen Uimarit, Helsinki | ||||||||||||||
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Eila Marjatta "Ellu" Pyrhönen (born 25 October 1945) is a retired Finnish swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 100 m butterfly at the 1966 European Aquatics Championships.[1] She finished fourth in the same event at the 1964 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Finnish woman to reach Olympic finals in swimming.[2]
In 1966, she was selected as the Finnish Sports Personality of the Year and in 2002 received the Finnish Pro Urheilu Sports Award.[3]
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Finnish Sportswoman of the Year
- Kerttu Pehkonen (1947)
- Sylvi Saimo (1948)
- Eevi Huttunen (1949)
- Sylvi Saimo (1950)
- Eevi Huttunen (1951)
- Sylvi Saimo (1952)
- Eevi Huttunen (1953)
- Siiri Rantanen (1954)
- Mirja Hietamies (1955)
- Siiri Rantanen (1956)
- Iris Sihvonen (1957)
- Siiri Rantanen (1958)
- Siiri Rantanen (1959)
- Eevi Huttunen (1960)
- Mirja Lehtonen (1961)
- Maire Rautakoski (1962)
- Mirja Lehtonen (1963)
- Kaija Mustonen (1964)
- Maire Lindholm (1965)
- Eila Pyrhönen (1966)
- Eija Krogerus (1967)
- Kaija Mustonen (1968)
- Marjatta Kajosmaa (1969)
- Marjatta Kajosmaa (1970)
- Marjatta Kajosmaa (1971)
- Marjatta Kajosmaa (1972)
- Mona-Lisa Pursiainen (1973)
- Riitta Salin (1974)
- Helena Takalo (1975)
- Helena Takalo (1976)
- Lea Hilokoski (1977)
- Helena Takalo (1978)
- Outi Borgenström (1979)
- Hilkka Riihivuori (1980)
- Hilkka Riihivuori (1981)
- Hilkka Riihivuori (1982)
- Tiina Lillak (1983)
- Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (1984)
- Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (1985)
- Marjo Matikainen (1986)
- Marjo Matikainen (1987)
- Marjo Matikainen (1988)
- Marjo Matikainen (1989)
- Päivi Alafrantti (1990)
- Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (1991)
- Marjut Lukkarinen (1992)
- Sari Essayah (1993)
- Sari Essayah (1994)
- Sari Laine (1995)
- Heli Rantanen (1996)
- Raija Koskinen (1997)
- Satu Pusila (1998)
- Tuuli Matinsalo (1999)
- Pia Sundstedt (2000)
- Pirjo Manninen (2001)
- Heli Koivula (2002)
- Hanna-Maria Seppälä (2003)
- Tanja Poutiainen (2004)
- Tanja Poutiainen (2005)
- Tanja Poutiainen (2006)
- Virpi Kuitunen (2007)
- Satu Mäkelä-Nummela (2008)
- Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (2009)
- Minna Kauppi (2010)
- Kaisa Mäkäräinen (2011)
- Tuuli Petäjä-Sirén (2012)
- Tuula Tenkanen (2013)
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