Eeva Ruoppa (2 May 1932 Miehikkälä – 27 April 2013 Miehikkälä) was a cross-country skier from Finland who competed during the early 1960s. She won a bronze medal in the 3 × 5 km relay at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley.[1]
Medal record | ||
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Women's cross-country skiing | ||
Representing Finland | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1960 Squaw Valley | 3 × 5 km relay | |
World Championships | ||
1962 Zakopane | 3 × 5 km relay |
Ruoppa also won a bronze medal in the 3 × 5 km relay at the 1962 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Zakopane.[2][3][4]
She was a farmer.
Cross--country skiing results
editOlympic Games
edit- 1 medal – (1 bronze)
Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 3 × 5 km relay |
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1960 | 28 | — | 11 | Bronze |
1964 | 32 | 8 | 9 | — |
World Championships
edit- 1 medal – (1 bronze)
Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 3 × 5 km relay |
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1962 | 30 | — | — | Bronze |
1966 | 34 | — | — | 5 |
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eeva Ruoppa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ "Eeva Ruoppa - Ski de fond". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Eeva Ruoppa".
- ^ "Naisille MM-viestipronssi 1962". yle.fi (in Finnish). 8 September 2006. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
External links
edit- 1960 Winter Olympic results (in Finnish)
- World Championship results (in German)
- Eeva Ruoppa at Olympedia (archive)
- Eeva Ruoppa at Olympics.com