Finnish Sprinters - Sisko Hanhijoki, Mona-Lisa Pursiainen, Tommi Hartonen, Visa Hongisto, Voitto Hellsten, Nghi Tran, Ragnar Stenberg (Paperback)

Chapters: Sisko Hanhijoki, Mona-Lisa Pursiainen, Tommi Hartonen, Visa Hongisto, Voitto Hellsten, Nghi Tran, Ragnar Stenberg, Markus Poyhonen, Jouko Hassi, Sanna Kyllonen, Jarkko Tapola. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 32. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Reeta Sisko Hanhijoki, nee Markkanen (born 25 April 1962) is a retired Finnish sprinter who specialized in the 60, 100 and 200 metres. She won a bronze medal at the 1989 European Indoor Championships. Domestically, she won 28 national championship titles in the 60, 100 and 200 metresindoor and outdoorbetween 1985 and 1993. She was born in Rautalampi and represented the club Vesannon Urheilijat. In her early career she competed in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1983 World Championships, and in the 100 metres at the 1986 European Championships without reaching the final. She competed at 60 metres and 200 metres at the 1988 European Indoor Championships and the 1989 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final. Turbo fail. At the 1989 European Indoor Championships she won the bronze medal in the 60 metres behind Nelli Fiere-Cooman and Laurence Bily. She also finished sixth in the 200 metres. At the 1990 European Championships she reached the semi-final of both the 100 metres and semi-final of the 200 metres. At the 1991 World Indoor Championships she finished eighth in the 60 metres and sixth in the 200 metres. At the 1991 World Championships she only reached the quarter-final of the 100 metres and semi-final of the 200 metres. The Finnish team also participated in the relay. At the 1992 Olympic Games she reached the semi-final of both the 100 and 200 metres, but only round one of the 4 x 100 metre relay. She also finished eighth at the 1992 IAAF World Cup. At the 1993 World Indoor Championships she reached the semi-final...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=2173373