Name Mirja Lehtonen | Role Olympic athlete | |
Died August 25, 2009, Multia, Finland Olympic medals Cross Country Skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics - Women's 5km | ||
Mirja Lehtonen (October 19, 1942, Uurainen, Central Finland – August 25, 2009) was a cross-country skier from Finland who competed during the early 1960s.
She was born in Kyynämöinen.
She won two medals at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck with a silver in the 5 km and a bronze in the 3 x 5 km.
Lehtonen also won a bronze medal in the 3 x 5 km at the 1962 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Zakopane.
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