Riitta Salin
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| Born | October 16, 1950 Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Viipurin Urheilijat, Helsinki | ||||||||||||||
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Riitta Liisa Salin (née Hagman, born 16 October 1950[1]) is a retired Finnish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.
She won the gold medal in 1974 European Athletics Championships with a new world record time 50.14, which remains the Finnish record. At the 1976 Summer Olympics Salin finished seventh.[1]
Riitta Salin is the sister of former ice hockey player Matti Hagman.
References
- ^ a b Sports-Reference Retrieved 8 July 2013.
European Athletics Championships champions in women's 400 metres | |
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