Medal record | ||
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Women's cross-country skiing | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
Olympic Games | ||
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1960 Squaw Valley | 3 × 5 km relay |
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1964 Innsbruck | 3 × 5 km relay |
World Championships | ||
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1958 Lahti | 3 × 5 km relay |
Toini Pöysti, sometimes shown as Toini Mikkola or Toini Mikkola-Pöysti (1 July 1933 – 9 May 2024) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed during the 1950s and early 1960s. She won two bronze medals in the Winter Olympics in the 3 × 5 km relay ( 1960, 1964).
Pöysti was born in Ahlainen on 1 July 1933. She was the first woman to win at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1954 when she won the 10 km event (as Toni Mikkola). She also won a silver medal in the 3 × 5 km relay at the 1958 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti. She died on 9 May 2024, at the age of 90. [1]
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [2]
Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 3 × 5 km relay |
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1960 | 26 | — | 6 | Bronze |
1964 | 30 | 5 | 5 | Bronze |
Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 3 × 5 km relay |
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1958 | 24 | — | 7 | Silver |
1966 | 32 | 9 | — | 5 |
Medal record | ||
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Women's cross-country skiing | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
Olympic Games | ||
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1960 Squaw Valley | 3 × 5 km relay |
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1964 Innsbruck | 3 × 5 km relay |
World Championships | ||
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1958 Lahti | 3 × 5 km relay |
Toini Pöysti, sometimes shown as Toini Mikkola or Toini Mikkola-Pöysti (1 July 1933 – 9 May 2024) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed during the 1950s and early 1960s. She won two bronze medals in the Winter Olympics in the 3 × 5 km relay ( 1960, 1964).
Pöysti was born in Ahlainen on 1 July 1933. She was the first woman to win at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1954 when she won the 10 km event (as Toni Mikkola). She also won a silver medal in the 3 × 5 km relay at the 1958 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti. She died on 9 May 2024, at the age of 90. [1]
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [2]
Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 3 × 5 km relay |
---|---|---|---|---|
1960 | 26 | — | 6 | Bronze |
1964 | 30 | 5 | 5 | Bronze |
Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 3 × 5 km relay |
---|---|---|---|---|
1958 | 24 | — | 7 | Silver |
1966 | 32 | 9 | — | 5 |