Sylvi Saimo

Sylvi Saimo

Saimo at the 1952 Olympics
Personal information
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
Sport
Sport Canoe sprint

Sylvi Riitta Saimo (née Sikiö, 12 November 1914 – 12 March 2004) was a Finnish sprint canoer. She won a gold medal in the K-1 500 m event at the 1952 Olympics and finished sixth in 1948. That was first and only gold medal by Finnish woman at Summer Olympics, 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.

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