Iris Sihvonen

Iris Sihvonen
Personal information
Born (1940-04-22) April 22, 1940
Liperi
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 54.8 kg (121 lb; 8.63 st)
Sport
Country  Finland
Sport Speed skating
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Women's speed skating
Olympic Games
World Championships

Iris Hellin Sihvonen (née Jokinen; born 22 April 1940) is a Finnish former speed skater. She represented Finland at the Olympic Winter Games of 1960 in Squaw Valley, Placer County, California and made seven consecutive appearances at the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women between 1955 and 1961. She became Finnish champion in 1956 and 1961 and skated at first with Valkeakosken Haka and later with Valkeakosken Koskenpojat.

Personal records

Personal records
Distance Time Place Date
500 m 48.1 Squaw Valley 20-02-1960
1,000 m 1:37.3 Squaw Valley 22-02-1960
1,500 m 2:29.7 Squaw Valley 21-02-1960
3,000 m 5:35.2 Squaw Valley 23-02-1960
5,000 m 11.55.2 Valkeakoski 05-02-1955
Mini
combination 		209.616 Sverdlovsk (Yekatrinburg) 28-02/01-03-1959

References

Notes

    Bibliography

    • Eng, Trond. All Time International Championships, Complete Results 1889 - 2002. Askim, Norway: WSSSA Skøytenytt, 2002.
    • Eng, Trond. Finland - Suomi: Speedskating as at 2009. Part 1: History/Records/Championships men junior. Askim, Norway: WSSSA Skøytenytt, 2009.
    • Eng, Trond. Finland - Suomi: Speedskating as at 2009. Part 3: Championships ladies/Alltime lists ladies distances. Askim, Norway: WSSSA Skøytenytt, 2009.
    • Teigen, Magne. Komplette resultater, Internasjonale Mesterskap 1889-1989 (in Norwegian). Veggli, Norway: WSSSA Skøytenytt, 1989.
    Awards
    Preceded by
    Finland Siiri Rantanen    		 Finnish Sportswoman of the Year
    1957     		Succeeded by
    Finland Siiri Rantanen


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