Kerttu Pehkonen

Kerttu Pehkonen (October 26, 1928 – February 23, 2018) was the first female competitive cross-country skier who won numerous prestigious Nordic cross country competititons such as the Lahti Ski Games.[1][2][3]

Kerttu Pehkonen
CountryFinland
Born
Kerttu Marjatta Pehkonen

(1928-10-26)26 October 1928
Joroinen, Finland
DiedFebruary 23, 2018(2018-02-23) (aged 89)
Varkaus, Finland

In 1947 Pehkonen won the first female Finnish Sports Personality of the Year award.[4]

References
  1. "Stefan Wallin - Puheet ja kolumnit". web.archive.org. May 21, 2010.
  2. "Salpausselän Kisat 6.-8.3.2009 » Salpausselkä-mitalistit". web.archive.org. November 1, 2008.
  3. https://www.suhs.fi/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Kuisma-Suvi-Kevyesti-mutta-voimalla-SUHS-vsk-2008.pdf
  4. Kanerva, Juha (January 15, 2019). "Kolumni: Suomen ensimmäinen naishiihtotähti lopetti vain 22-vuotiaana – olivatko syynä Hiihtoliiton miesjohtajat?". Ilta-Sanomat.
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