Mirja Hietamies

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Mirja Hietamies
Personal information
Full nameMirja Kyllikki Hietamies-Eteläpää
Born7 January 1931
Lemi, Finland
Died14 March 2013 (aged 82)
Savitaipale, Finland
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight52–54 kg (115–119 lb)
Sport
SportCross-country skiing
ClubLemin Eskot
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 3 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1952 Oslo 10 km
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1954 Falun 3 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1954 Falun 10 km

Mirja Kyllikki Hietamies-Eteläpää (7 January 1931 – 14 March 2013)[1] was a cross-country skier from Finland who competed at the 1952 and 1956 Winter Olympics. She won a gold medal in the 3 × 5 km relay in 1956 and a silver medal in the individual 10 km race in 1952, placing sixth in 1956. She also won two medals at the 1954 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver in the 3 × 5 km relay and a bronze in the 10 km.[2]

Hietamies placed second over 10 km at Holmenkollen in 1951. Later she won this event at the Finnish championships in 1953 and 1956 and at the Lahti Ski Games in 1954 and 1955. In 1955 she was selected as Finland's female athlete of the year.[1]

Hietamies retired after the 1956 Olympics and the same year married Olli Eteläpää. She later worked as a skiing coach and physical education teacher,[1] and was a board member of the Finnish Skiing Federation from 1965 to 1967.[2]

Cross-country skiing results[edit]

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

Olympic Games[edit]

  • 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)
 Year   Age   10 km   3 × 5 km 
 relay 
1952 21 Silver
1956 25 6 Gold

World Championships[edit]

  • 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km   3 × 5 km 
 relay 
1954 23 Bronze Silver

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Mirja Eteläpää. hs.fi (obituary in Finnish)
  2. ^ a b Mirja Hietamies. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ "HIETAMIES Mirja". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2019.

External links[edit]

Awards
Preceded by Finnish Sportswoman of the Year
1955
Succeeded by