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Mona-Lisa Pursiainen Personal information Full name Eivor Mona-Lisa Pursiainen Nationality Finnish Born June 21, 1951
KronobyDied August 7, 2000 (aged 49)
KauniainenHeight 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) Weight 58 kg (130 lb; 9.1 st) Sport Sport Running Event(s) 100 m, 200 m Club Gamlakarleby Idrottsförening Achievements and titles Personal best(s) 100m: 11.19 (1973)
200m: 22.39 (1973)Medal recordWomen’s Athletics Competitor for Finland
European Championships Silver 1974 Rome 4x400 m Bronze 1974 Rome 200 m Summer Universiade Gold 1973 Moscow 100 m Gold 1973 Moscow 200 m Silver 1975 Rome 100 m Silver 1975 Rome 200 m Eivor Mona-Lisa Pursiainen (née Strandvall; June 21, 1951, Kronoby — August 7, 2000) was a Finnish female sprinter, who was especially successful in 1973–1974. She won 100 metres and 200 metres at the 1973 Summer Universiade.
Pursiainen died in 2000 from breast cancer, aged 49.[1][2]
References
External links
- IAAF profile for Mona-Lisa Pursiainen
- Tilastopaja profile for Mona-Lisa Pursiainen (in Finnish)
- Track & Field News Women's World Rankings, 1947-2002
Summer Universiade Champions in Women's 100 m 1959: Giuseppina Leone (ITA) • 1961: Tatyana Shchelkanova (URS) • 1963: Renate Lace (URS) • 1965: Irena Kirszenstein (POL) • 1967: Barbara Ferrell (USA) • 1970: Renate Meissner (GDR) • 1973: Mona-Lisa Pursiainen (FIN) • 1975: Lyudmila Maslakova (URS) • 1977: Lyudmila Storozhkova (BUL) • 1979: Marlies Göhr (GDR) • 1981: Beverley Goddard (GBR) • 1983: Bev Kinch (GBR) • 1985: Irina Slyusar (URS) • 1987: Gwen Torrence (USA) • 1989: Liliana Allen (CUB) • 1991: Chryste Gaines (USA) • 1993: Dahlia Duhaney (JAM) • 1995: Melanie Paschke (GER) • 1997: Ekaterini Thanou (GRE) • 1999: Angela Williams (USA) • 2001: Abiodun Oyepitan (GBR) • 2003: Qin Wangping (CHN) • 2005: Olga Khalandyreva (RUS) • 2007: Johanna Manninen (FIN) • 2009: Lina Grinčikaitė (LTU) • 2011: Carrie Russell (JAM)
Summer Universiade Champions in Women's 200 m 1959: Giuseppina Leone (ITA) • 1961: Barbara Janiszewska (POL) • 1963: Jutta Heine (FRG) • 1965: Irena Szewińska (POL) • 1967: Gabriele Meyer (FRA) • 1970: Renate Stecher (GDR) • 1973: Mona-Lisa Pursiainen (FIN) • 1975: Pirjo Häggman (FIN) • 1977: Silvia Chivás (CUB) • 1979: Marita Koch (GDR) • 1981: Kathy Smallwood-Cook (GBR) • 1983: Randy Givens (USA) • 1985: Grace Jackson (JAM) • 1987: Gwen Torrence (USA) • 1989: Galina Malchugina (URS) • 1991: Wang Hueichen (TPE) • 1993: Flirtisha Harris (USA) • 1995: Du Xiujie (CHN) • 1997: Yekaterina Grigoryeva (RUS) • 1999: Kim Gevaert (BEL) • 2001: Li Xuemei (CHN) • 2003: Yelena Bolsun (RUS) • 2005: Natalya Ivanova (RUS) • 2007: Iryna Shtangyeyeva (UKR) • 2009: Monique Williams (NZL) • 2011: Anneisha McLaughlin (JAM)
Awards Finnish Sportswoman of the Year 1947: Kerttu Pehkonen • 1948: Sylvi Saimo • 1949: Eevi Huttunen • 1950: Sylvi Saimo • 1951: Eevi Huttunen • 1952: Sylvi Saimo • 1953: Eevi Huttunen • 1954: Siiri Rantanen • 1955: Mirja Hietamies • 1956: Siiri Rantanen • 1957: Iiris Sihvonen • 1958 – 1959: Siiri Rantanen • 1960: Eevi Huttunen • 1961: Mirja Lehtonen • 1962: Maire Rautakoski • 1963: Mirja Lehtonen • 1964: Kaija Mustonen • 1965: Maire Lindholm • 1966: Eila Pyrhönen • 1967: Eija Krogerus • 1968: Kaija Mustonen • 1969 – 1972: Marjatta Kajosmaa • 1973: Mona-Lisa Pursiainen • 1974: Riitta Salin • 1975 – 1976: Helena Takalo • 1977: Lea Hilokoski • 1978: Helena Takalo • 1979: Outi Borgenström • 1980 – 1982: Hilkka Riihivuori • 1983: Tiina Lillak • 1984 – 1985: Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi • 1986 – 1989: Marjo Matikainen • 1990: Päivi Alafrantti • 1991: Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi • 1992: Marjut Lukkarinen • 1993 – 1994: Sari Essayah • 1995: Sari Laine • 1996: Heli Rantanen • 1997: Raija Koskinen • 1998: Satu Pusila • 1999: Tuuli Matinsalo • 2000: Pia Sundstedt • 2001: Pirjo Manninen • 2002: Heli Koivula • 2003: Hanna-Maria Seppälä • 2004 – 2006: Tanja Poutiainen • 2007: Virpi Kuitunen • 2008: Satu Mäkelä-Nummela • 2009: Aino-Kaisa Saarinen • 2010: Minna Kauppi
Categories:- 1951 births
- 2000 deaths
- People from Kronoby
- Finnish sprinters
- Deaths from breast cancer
- Olympic athletes of Finland
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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