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| Born | (1950-10-16) October 16, 1950 (age 74) Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Viipurin Urheilijat, Helsinki | ||||||||||||||
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Riitta Liisa Salin (née Hagman, born 16 October 1950) is a retired Finnish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.
She won the gold medal in 1974 European Athletics Championships with a new world record time 50.14, which remains the Finnish record. At the 1976 Summer Olympics Salin finished seventh.
Riitta Salin is the sister of former ice hockey player Matti Hagman.
References
- ^ Sports-Reference Retrieved 8 July 2013.
| European Athletics Championships champions in women's 400 metres | |
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