Riitta Salin
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| Born |
October 16, 1950 Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sprint | ||||||||||||
| Club | Viipurin Urheilijat, Helsinki | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Riitta Liisa Salin (née Hagman, born 16 October 1950[1]) is a retired Finnish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.
She won the gold medal in 1974 European Athletics Championships with a new world record time 50.14, which remains the Finnish record. At the 1976 Summer Olympics Salin finished seventh.[1]
Riitta Salin is the sister of former ice hockey player Matti Hagman.
References
- 1 2 Sports-Reference Retrieved 8 July, 2013.
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