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Born | Helsinki, Finland | 25 October 1945||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Club | Marjaniemen Uimarit, Helsinki | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Eila Marjatta "Ellu" Pyrhönen (born 25 October 1945) is a retired Finnish swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 100 m butterfly at the 1966 European Aquatics Championships. [1] She finished fourth in the same event at the 1964 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Finnish woman to reach Olympic finals in swimming. [2]
In 1966, she was selected as the Finnish Sports Personality of the Year and in 2002 received the Finnish Pro Urheilu Sports Award. [3]