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'''Sylvi Riitta Saimo''' (née ''Sikiö'', 12 November 1914 – 12 March 2004) was a Finnish [[canoe racing|sprint canoeist]] |
'''Sylvi Riitta Saimo''' ({{née}} ''Sikiö'', 12 November 1914 – 12 March 2004) was a Finnish [[canoe racing|sprint canoeist]]. She was the first female Finnish Olympic Champion at the [[Summer Olympics]], winning a gold medal in K-1 500 m at the 1952 Summer Olympics. She also competed in cross-country skiing, athletics and orienteering. She was a member of the [[Finnish Parliament]] from 1966 to 1978. |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Saimo was born in the former Finnish municipality of Jaakkima (currently [[Lakhdenpokhsky District]], Russia) on 12 November 1914. She died in [[Laukaa]] in 2004.<ref name=uppslagsverket>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Saimo Sylvi |first1=Ingmar |last1=Björkman |authorlink1= |encyclopedia=[[Uppslagsverket Finland]] |editor-last=Ekberg | editor-first=Henrik |
Saimo was born in the former Finnish municipality of Jaakkima (currently [[Lakhdenpokhsky District]], Russia) on 12 November 1914. She died in [[Laukaa]] in 2004.<ref name=uppslagsverket>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Saimo Sylvi |first1=Ingmar |last1=Björkman |authorlink1= |encyclopedia=[[Uppslagsverket Finland]] |editor-last=Ekberg | editor-first=Henrik |url=https://www.uppslagsverket.fi/sv/sok/view-103684-SaimoSylvi |language=Swedish |accessdate=10 December 2019}}</ref> |
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==Sports career== |
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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) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Canoe sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sylvi Riitta Saimo (née Sikiö, 12 November 1914 – 12 March 2004) was a Finnish sprint canoeist. She was the first female Finnish Olympic Champion at the Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal in K-1 500 m at the 1952 Summer Olympics. She also competed in cross-country skiing, athletics and orienteering. She was a member of the Finnish Parliament from 1966 to 1978.
Personal life
[edit]Saimo was born in the former Finnish municipality of Jaakkima (currently Lakhdenpokhsky District, Russia) on 12 November 1914. She died in Laukaa in 2004.[1]
Sports career
[edit]Saimo competed in several sports, including skiing, athletics, orienteering and canoeing.[1] She won a gold medal in the K-1 500 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics and finished sixth in 1948.[2] That was first and only gold medal by Finnish woman at Summer Olympics,[1] 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 (in K-2, jointly with Greta Grönholm).[1]
Other sports achievements include winning a bronze medal at the Finnish championship in orienteering in 1939. In cross-country skiing, she won a bronze medal in the relay at the Finnish championships in 1947, while placing 5th individually in the 10 km distance.[1]
Political career
[edit]Saimo was elected representative to the Finnish Parliament for the Centre Party from 1966 to 1978.[1][3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Björkman, Ingmar. "Saimo Sylvi". In Ekberg, Henrik (ed.). Uppslagsverket Finland (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sylvi Saimo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "Sylvi Saimo". www.eduskunta.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 10 December 2019.
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- Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–41 at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 January 2010). Additional archives: 13 January 2016.
- Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines. CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 42–83 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009). Additional archives: 11 March 2016.
External links
[edit]- Sylvi Saimo at Olympedia
- Sylvi Saimo at Olympics.com
- Sylvi Saimo at Olympiakomitea.fi (in Finnish)
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- Members of the Parliament of Finland (1970–1972)
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- Canoeists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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