Marja Pärssinen

Marja Pärssinen

Personal information
Full name	Marja Kristiina Päivinen-Pärssinen
Nickname(s)	"Marde'
Nationality	Finland
Born	March 13, 1971 (1971-03-13) (age 40) Jyväskylä, Finland
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	64 kilograms (140 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	Freestyle and Butterfly
Club	Simmis
Medal record Women's Swimming European Championships (SC) Bronze 1996 Rostock 50 m butterfly

Marja Pärssinen (born March 13, 1971 in Jyväskylä, Finland) is a retired female butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Finland. Nicknamed Marde Pärssinen competed for her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain. Her best result was a 14th place with the women's 4×100 m medley relay team at the 1996 Summer Olympics, alongside Mia Hagman, Minna Salmela, and Anu Koivisto.

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Name	Parssinen, Marja
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Date of birth	March 13, 1971
Place of birth	Jyväskylä, Finland
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