Riitta Salin
Finnish sprinter
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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 (GER) - 1994: Marie-José Pérec (FRA)
- 1998: Grit Breuer (GER)
- 2002:
Olesya Zykina (RUS) - 2006:
Vania Stambolova (BUL) - 2010: Tatyana Firova (RUS)
- 2012:
Moa Hjelmer (SWE) - 2014:
Libania Grenot (ITA) - 2016: Libania Grenot (ITA)
- 2018:
Justyna Święty-Ersetic (POL) - 2022:
Femke Bol (NED)
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