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Biography
Eevi Huttunen, married name Pirinen (23 August 1922 – 3 December 2015), was a speed skater from Finland. She was born in Karttula.
Being for a decade almost the only female skater able to compete against the Soviet ladies on the longer distances, Huutunen made a comeback specially for the 1960 Winter Olympics (the first where women speed skaters were allowed to compete), where she managed to win the bronze on the 3000 m. She competed in eleven World Allround Championships which was till 1960 the only international speed skating event for women, from 1948 to 1960 (every year except 1956 and 1958), winning the 1951 event and being on many occasions the best non-soviet skater, certainly in the longer distances.
Medals
An overview of medals won by Huttunen at important championships she participated in, listing the years in which she won each:
Data from
| Championships | Gold medal | Silver medal | Bronze medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Allround | 1951 | ||
| Finnish Allround | 1946 1947 1948 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1957 1959 1960 | 1941 1943 1944 1945 1949 |
Personal records
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