Eeva Ruoppa

Eeva Ruoppa
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1960 Squaw Valley 3 × 5 km relay
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Zakopane 3 × 5 km relay

Eeva Ruoppa (2 May 1932 Miehikkälä – 27 April 2013 Miehikkälä) was a cross-country skier from Finland who competed during the early 1960s. She won a bronze medal in the 3 × 5 km relay at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley.[1]

Ruoppa also won a bronze medal in the 3 × 5 km relay at the 1962 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Zakopane.[2][3][4]

She was a farmer.

Cross--country skiing results

Olympic Games

  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   3 × 5 km 
 relay 
1960 28 — 11 Bronze
1964 32 8 9 —

World Championships

  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   3 × 5 km 
 relay 
1962 30 — — Bronze
1966 34 — — 5

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eeva Ruoppa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Eeva Ruoppa - Ski de fond". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Eeva Ruoppa".
  4. ^ "Naisille MM-viestipronssi 1962". yle.fi (in Finnish). 8 September 2006. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
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