Kerttu Pehkonen
CountryFinland
Born
Kerttu Marjatta Pehkonen

(1928-10-26)26 October 1928
Joroinen, Finland
Died23 February 2018(2018-02-23) (aged 89)
Varkaus, Finland

Kerttu Pehkonen (26 October 1928 – 23 February 2018) was the first female competitive cross-country skier who won numerous prestigious Nordic cross country competititons such as the Lahti Ski Games.[1][2][3]

In 1947 Pehkonen won the first female Finnish Sports Personality of the Year award.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Stefan Wallin - Puheet ja kolumnit". 21 May 2010. Archived from the original on 21 May 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ↑ "Salpausselän Kisat 6.-8.3.2009 » Salpausselkä-mitalistit". 1 November 2008. Archived from the original on 1 November 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ Suvi Kuisma. "Kevyesti mutta voimalla" (PDF). suhs.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  4. ↑ Kanerva, Juha (15 January 2019). "Kolumni: Suomen ensimmäinen naishiihtotähti lopetti vain 22-vuotiaana – olivatko syynä Hiihtoliiton miesjohtajat?". Ilta-Sanomat.
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