Toini Pöysti

Toini Pöysti

Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing Finland
Olympic Games
	1960 Squaw Valley	3 × 5 km relay
	1964 Innsbruck	3 × 5 km relay
World Championships
	1958 Lahti	3 × 5 km relay

Toini Pöysti, sometimes shown as Toni Mikkola or Toini Mikkola-Pöysti (born 1 July 1933) is a former cross-country skier from Finland who competed during the 1950s and early 1960s. She won two bronze medals in the Winter Olympics in the 3 × 5 km relay (1960, 1964).

Pöysti was born in Ahlainen. She was the first woman to win at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1954 when she won the 10 km event (as Toni Mikkola). She also won a silver medal in the 3 × 5 km relay at the 1958 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

• 2 medals – (2 bronze)

Year	Age	5 km	10 km	3 × 5 km   relay
1960	26	—	6	Bronze
1964	30	5	5	Bronze

World Championships

• 1 medal – (1 silver)

Year	Age	5 km	10 km	3 × 5 km   relay
1958	24	—	7	Silver
1966	32	9	—	5

External links

• Toini Pöysti at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Holmenkollen winners since 1892 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-02-24) - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
• Toini Pöysti at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Toini Pöysti at Olympics.com