Irja Ester Helena "Leena" Pietilä,[1] married surname: Vainio (born 29 March 1925 – 20 May 2014)[2] was a Finnish figure skater. She was a two-time Nordic champion and a seven-time Finnish national champion.[3]
Leena Pietilä | |
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Full name | Irja Ester Helena Pietilä |
Other names | Leena Vainio |
Born | Rauma, Finland | 29 March 1925
Died | 20 May 2014 Mikkeli, Finland | (aged 89)
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | Finland |
Skating club | Helsingfors Skridskoklubb |
Retired | c. 1953 |
Early life
editOn 29 March 1925, Pietilä was born in Rauma, Finland.[4]
Career
editPietilä was a figure skater for Helsingfors Skridskoklubb in Helsinki.[2] Pietilä placed 16th at the 1947 World Championships in Stockholm, Sweden; 13th at the 1950 European Championships in Oslo, Norway; and 13th at the 1951 European Championships in Zürich, Switzerland.
In February 1952, Pietilä represented Finland at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway, and finished 20th.[4]
After retiring from competition, Pietilä became an international figure skating judge and coach.[2]
Competitive highlights
editInternational | ||||||||
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Event | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 |
Winter Olympics | 20th | |||||||
World Champ. | 16th | |||||||
European Champ. | 13th | 13th | WD | |||||
Nordics | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | ||
National[3] | ||||||||
Finnish Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
WD = Withdrew |
Personal life
editOn May 20, 2014, Pietilä died in Mikkeli, Finland. Pietilä was 89.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Leena Pietilä". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
- ^ a b c "Leena Vainio 1925-2014" (in Finnish). Helsingfors Skridskoklubb; Finnish Figure Skating Association (STLL). 6 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Yksinluistelu/Seniorit" [Finnish national champions] (in Finnish). Finnish Figure Skating Association. Archived from the original on 4 June 2014.
- ^ a b c "Leena Pietilä". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
External links
edit- Finnish Figure Skating Association at stll.fi (in Finnish)