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Marja-Helena Pälvilä

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Marja-Helena Pälvilä
Born (1970-03-04) 4 March 1970 (age 54)
Oulu, Finland
Height 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for JoKP Joensuu
Keravan Shakers
Kiekko-Karhut
Espoo Blues
Oulun Kärpät
National team  Finland
Playing career 1992–2013
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Nagano Ice hockey
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Canada
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Canada
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Russia

Marja-Helena Pälvilä (born 4 March 1970) is a Finnish retired ice hockey player.[1] She was a member of the Finnish women's national ice hockey team throughout the 1990s and 2000s and won a bronze medal at the inaugural Olympic women's ice hockey tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics.[2] Pälvilä also represented Finland in the women’s ice hockey tournaments at the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics, and won bronze medals at the IIHF Women's World Championships in 1997 and 2000, and at the 1996 IIHF European Women Championships.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marja-Helena Pälvilä". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Finland Ice Hockey at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.