Sari Miriam Essayah (born 21 February 1967, in Haukivuori) is a Finnish retired race walker and a politician, Member of the European Parliament since 2009. Her father is from Morocco.
After retiring from sports she entered politics and represented the Christian Democrats in the Finnish parliament between 2003–2007 but failed to get reelected in the election of 2007. She served as the Christian Democrats' party secretary from 2007 to 2009. Essayah was elected to the European Parliament in 2009.
Essayah was a president candidate in the Finnish president election in 2012, Essayah came last with 2.47 percent of the votes, the winner was Sauli Niinistö.
Achievements [edit]
| Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Notes |
Representing  Finland |
| 1987 |
World Championships |
Rome, Italy |
19th |
10 km |
| 1989 |
Universiade |
Duisburg, West Germany |
3rd |
5000 m |
| 1990 |
European Championships |
Split, Yugoslavia |
5th |
10 km |
| 1991 |
World Race Walking Cup |
San Jose, United States |
16th |
10 km |
| Universiade |
Sheffield, England |
1st |
10 km |
| World Championships |
Tokyo, Japan |
3rd |
10 km |
| 1992 |
Olympic Games |
Barcelona, Spain |
4th |
10 km |
| 1993 |
World Race Walking Cup |
Monterrey, Mexico |
2nd |
10 km |
| World Championships |
Stuttgart, Germany |
1st |
10 km |
| 1994 |
European Championships |
Helsinki, Finland |
1st |
10 km |
| 1995 |
World Race Walking Cup |
Beijing, PR China |
12th |
10 km |
| World Championships |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
4th |
10 km |
| 1996 |
Olympic Games |
Atlanta, United States |
16th |
10 km |
External links [edit]
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- 1986–1998: 10 kilometres
- 2002–: 20 kilometres
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- 1985 – 1989: 5 km Walk
- 1991 – 2001: 10 km Walk
- 2003 – 2007: 20 km Walk
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| Persondata |
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Essayah, Sari |
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| Short description |
Athletics (sport) competitor and politician |
| Date of birth |
21 February 1967 |
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