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Toini Pöysti

Toini Pöysti
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing Finland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1960 Squaw Valley 3 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Innsbruck 3 × 5 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1958 Lahti 3 × 5 km relay

Toini Pöysti, sometimes shown as Toni Mikkola or Toini Mikkola-Pöysti (born July 1, 1933) is a former cross-country skier from Finland 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. 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.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

  • 2 medals – (2 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km  3 × 5 km 
 relay 
1960 26 N/A 6 Bronze
1964 30 5 5 Bronze

World Championships

  • 1 medal – (1 silver)
 Year   Age   5 km  10 km  3 × 5 km 
 relay 
1958 24 N/A 7 Silver
1966 32 9 5

References

  1. ^ "PÖYSTI Toini". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 20 December 2019.

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