Kaija mustonen biography samples

Kaija Mustonen is the last Finn to win an Olympic medal in speed skating, through Mustonen skated her best results at the Winter Olympic Games and both of her Olympic appearances were so strong that she was named Finnish female athlete of the year in and She first surprised everyone at the Winter Olympics, where she won silver in the 1, and bronze in the 1,, as her previous best places at the World All-around Championships were tenth in all-around and ninth in an individual distance.

Later in Mustonen won her first distance medal – bronze in the 1, – and skated her overall best result, fourth, at the World All-around Championships.

Kaija mustonen biography samples

She would win three more distance medals, all bronzes, at the World All-around Championships – 1, in ; 3, in and – before surprising everyone again by winning the 1, metres at the Winter Olympics. That was also the only gold for Finland at those Games.

She also won silver in the 3K and was fourth in the 1, and sixth in the at the Olympics. Domestically Mu