Mirja Hietamies
Cross-country skiing, Olympic athlete
1931 – 2013
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Who was Mirja Hietamies?
Mirja Kyllikki Hietamies-Eteläpää was a cross country skier from Finland who competed during the 1950s. She was born in Lemi, South Karelia.
She won a gold medal in the 3 x 5 km at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo and a silver medal in the 10 km at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.
Hietamies also won two medals at the 1954 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver in the 3 x 5 km relay and a bronze in the 10 km.
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