Riitta Salin

Riitta Salin
Personal information
Born (1950-10-16) October 16, 1950
Helsinki, Finland
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
ClubViipurin Urheilijat, Helsinki
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Finland
European Championships
1974 Rome 400 m
1974 Rome 4×400 m

Riitta Liisa Salin, née Hagman, (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]

Her brother is former ice hockey player Matti Hagman.

References

  1. ^ a b Sports-Reference Retrieved 8 July 2013.
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