Iris Sihvonen
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Iris Hellin Sihvonen is a former Finnish speedskater. She represented Finland at the Olympic Winter Games of 1960
in Squaw Valley, Placer County, California and made seven consecutive appearances at the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women
between 1955 and 1961. She became Finnish champion in 1956 and 1961 and skated at first with Valkeakosken Haka and later with Valkeakosken Koskenpojat.
|+ Personal records
! Distance !! Time !! Place !! Date
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| 500 m || 48.1 || Squaw Valley || 20-02-1960
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| 1,000 m || 1:37.3 || Squaw Valley || 22-02-1960
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| 1,500 m || 2:29.7 || Squaw Valley || 21-02-1960
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| 3,000 m || 5:35.2 || Squaw Valley || 23-02-1960
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| 5,000 m || 11.55.2 || Valkeakoski
|| 05-02-1955
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| Mini
combination || 209.616 || Sverdlovsk (Yekatrinburg)
|| 28-02/01-03-1959
1960 Winter Olympics
The 1960 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VIII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event held between February 18 and 28, 1960 in Squaw Valley, California, United States. In 1955 at the 50th IOC meeting, the organizing committee made the surprise choice to award Squaw Valley as...
in Squaw Valley, Placer County, California and made seven consecutive appearances at the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women
World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women
The International Skating Union has organised the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women since 1936. Unofficial Championships were held in the years 1933-1935.-Distances used:...
between 1955 and 1961. She became Finnish champion in 1956 and 1961 and skated at first with Valkeakosken Haka and later with Valkeakosken Koskenpojat.
Personal records
{| class="wikitable"|+ Personal records
! Distance !! Time !! Place !! Date
|-
| 500 m || 48.1 || Squaw Valley || 20-02-1960
|-
| 1,000 m || 1:37.3 || Squaw Valley || 22-02-1960
|-
| 1,500 m || 2:29.7 || Squaw Valley || 21-02-1960
|-
| 3,000 m || 5:35.2 || Squaw Valley || 23-02-1960
|-
| 5,000 m || 11.55.2 || Valkeakoski
Valkeakoski
Valkeakoski is a town and municipality in Finland.Valkeakoski is located south of Tampere and north of Helsinki in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of...
|| 05-02-1955
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| Mini
combination || 209.616 || Sverdlovsk (Yekatrinburg)
Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg is a major city in the central part of Russia, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Situated on the eastern side of the Ural mountain range, it is the main industrial and cultural center of the Urals Federal District with a population of 1,350,136 , making it Russia's...
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