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Finnish swimmer (born 1945)

Eila Pyrhönen

Pyrhönen in 1964

Personal information

Born

(1945-10-25) 25 October 1945 (age 79)
Helsinki, Finland

Height

1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

Weight

74 kg (163 lb)

Sport

Swimming

Club

Marjaniemen Uimarit, Helsinki

Medal record

Women's swimming

Representing Finland
European Championships
	1966 Utrecht	100 m butterfly

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. She finished fourth in the same event at the 1964 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Finnish woman to reach Olympic finals in swimming.

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

References

Eila PYRHÖNEN. les-sports.info
Eila Pyrhönen. sports-reference.com
Vuoden 2002 Pro Urheilu -tunnustuspalkinnot ja -mitalit 14 urheilijalle Archived 2015-07-09 at the Wayback Machine. minedu.fi (2002-12-16).

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