Riitta Salin
Riitta Liisa Salin (née Hagman, born 16 October 1950[1]) is a retired Finnish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.
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Born | Helsinki, Finland | October 16, 1950|||||||||||||
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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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.[1]
Riitta Salin is the sister of former ice hockey player Matti Hagman.
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