Sirkka Polkunen

Sirkka Tellervo "Telle" Polkunen (later Vilander, 6 November 1927 – 28 September 2014),[1] was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics. She won a gold medal in the 3 × 5 km relay in 1956 and placed fifth and eighth in the individual 10 km event in 1952 and 1956, respectively. Polkunen also won a silver medal in the 3 × 5 km relay at the 1954 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and finished sixth in the 10 km at those championships.[2]

Sirkka Polkunen
Polkunen at the 1952 Olympics
Personal information
Born6 November 1927
Jyväskylä, Finland
Died28 September 2014 (aged 86)
Laukaa, Finland
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportCross-country skiing
ClubVihtavuoren Pamaus
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 3 × 5 km relay
World Championships
1954 Falun 3 × 5 km relay

Polkunen never won a national title, placing second-third over 10 km in 1951, 1953–54 and 1956. She worked as a loader and packer at the Vihtavuori gunpowder factory,[2] and retired from competitions in 1957.[1]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]

Olympic Games
  • 1 medal – (1 gold)
 Year   Age   10 km  3 × 5 km 
 relay 
1952245N/A
1956288Gold

World Championships
  • 1 medal – (1 silver)
 Year   Age   10 km  3 × 5 km 
 relay 
1954266Silver

References
  1. Sirkka Polkunen's obituary Archived 17 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sirkka Polkunen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  3. "POLKUNEN Sirkka". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 19 December 2019.


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