Kaija Mustonen

Kaija Mustonen

Kaija Mustonen at the 1968 Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1941-08-04) 4 August 1941 Helsinki
Height	166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	52–54 kg (115–119 lb)
Sport
Sport	Speed skating
Club	Helsingin Luistinkiitäjät, Helsinki
Medal record Representing Finland Women's speed skating Olympic Games 1968 Grenoble 1500 m 1968 Grenoble 3000 m 1964 Innsbruck 1500 m 1964 Innsbruck 1000 m World Championships 1964 Kristinehamn 1500 m 1967 Deventer 1500 m 1967 Deventer 3000 m 1968 Helsinki 3000 m

Kaija Marja Mustonen (born 4 August 1941) is a former speed skater from Finland.

After winning silver and bronze at the 1964 Winter Olympics of Innsbruck, Mustonen went on to win gold and silver at the 1968 Winter Olympics of Grenoble. This was the only Finnish gold medal at those games and the last Olympic gold for Finland in speed skating up to at least 2015. Her Olympic performance was acknowledged by naming her Finnish female athlete of the year in 1964 and 1968.

She competed in ten World Allround Championships from 1958 to 1968 (every year except 1959), but never won a medal in the final classification – a fourth place in 1964 being her best result. She did win four distance medals though, all bronze, in the days when there was not yet a separate world championship for each distance. Nationally, she won seven all-around titles between 1962 and 1968.

Personal records

Personal records Distance Time Place Date 500 m 45.6 Inzell 2 Mar 1968 1,000 m 1:31.5 Inzell 10 Mar 1968 1,500 m 2:20.1 Inzell 2 Mar 1968 3,000 m 5:00.7 Inzell 10 Mar 1968 Mini combination 190.367 Inzell 2/3 Mar 1968

Best times in Finland Distance Time Place Date 500 m 46.8 Rovaniemi 21 Mar 1968 1,000 m 1:35.0 Rovaniemi 22 Mar 1968 1,500 m 2:28.8 Helsinki-Kallio 27 Feb 1968 3,000 m 5:14.8 Helsinki-Pirkkola 28 Jan 1968 Mini combination 197.016 Rovaniemi 22/23 Mar 1968

References

Bibliography

• Eng, Trond. All Time International Championships, Complete Results 1889 - 2002. Askim, Norway: WSSSA Skøytenytt, 2002.
• Kolkka, Sulo. Suomen Luisteliiton Vuosikirja, Pikaluistelija 1967 (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: E.o. Savolaisen Kirjapaino ky, 1967.
• Peltoperä, Pentti. Suomen Luisteliiton Vuosikirja 1965 (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: E.o. Savolaisen Kirjapaino ky, 1965.
• Peltoperä, Pentti. Suomen Luisteliiton Vuosikirja 1966 (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: E.o. Savolaisen Kirjapaino ky, 1966.
• Santala, Martti en Pajunen, Aarno. Pikaluistelija 1/1968 (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: Suomen Luisteliitto, 1968.
• Teigen, Magne. Komplette resultater, Internasjonale Mesterskap 1889-1989 (in Norwegian). Veggli, Norway: WSSSA Skøytenytt, 1989.

External links

• Kaija Mustonen at SkateResults.com