Eila Marjatta "Ellu" Pyrhönen (born 25 October 1945) is a retired Finnish swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 100 m butterfly at the 1966 European Aquatics Championships.[1] She finished fourth in the same event at the 1964 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Finnish woman to reach Olympic finals in swimming.[2]

In 1966, she was selected as the Finnish Sports Personality of the Year and in 2002 received the Finnish Pro Urheilu Sports Award.[3]

References

  1. ^ Eila PYRHÖNEN. les-sports.info
  2. ^ Eila Pyrhönen. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ Vuoden 2002 Pro Urheilu -tunnustuspalkinnot ja -mitalit 14 urheilijalle Archived 2015-07-09 at the Wayback Machine. minedu.fi (2002-12-16).
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eila_Pyrh%C3%B6nen
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