Sylvi Saimo
Saimo at the 1952 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Born |
12 November 1914 Jaakkima, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||
Died |
12 March 2004 (aged 89) Laukaa, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 59–62 kg (130–137 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Canoe sprint | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sylvi Riitta Saimo (née Sikiö, 12 November 1914 – 12 March 2004) was a Finnish sprint canoeist. She won a gold medal in the K-1 500 m event at the 1952 Olympics and finished sixth in 1948. That was first and only gold medal by Finnish woman at Summer Olympics, until Heli Rantanen won the javelin throw contest in 1996.
Saimo also won two gold medals at the 1950 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen, earning them in the K-1 500 m and K-2 500 m events.
References
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- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-01-21). Additional archives: Wayback Machine.
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
- Sports-reference.com profile
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