- Eevi Huttunen
Eevi Huttunen, maried Pirinen, (born
23 August 1922 inKarttula ) is a former speed skater fromFinland .Being for a decade almost the only female skater able to compete against the Soviet ladies on the longer distances, Eevi Huutunen made a comeback specially for the 1960 Winter Olympics, where she managed to win the bronze on the 3000m.
She competed in eleven World Allround Championships from 1948 to 1960 (every year except 1956 and 1958), winning the 1951 event and on many occasions the best non-soviet skater.
Medals
An overview of medals won by Huttunen at important championships she participated in, listing the years in which she won each:
References
* Eng, Trond. "All Time International Championships, Complete Results 1889 - 2002". Askim, Norway: WSSSA Skøytenytt, 2002.
* Teigen, Magne. "Komplette resultater, Internasjonale Mesterskap 1889-1989" (in Norwegian). Veggli, Norway: WSSSA Skøytenytt, 1989.External links
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