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 (1 July 1933 – 9 May 2024), sometimes shown as Toini Mikkola or Toini Mikkola-Pöysti, was a Finnish cross-country skier 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).[1]

Biography

Pöysti was born in Ahlainen on 1 July 1933. 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. She died on 9 May 2024, at the age of 90.[2]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]

Olympic Games

  • 2 medals – (2 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   3 × 5 km 
 relay 
1960 26 — 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 — 7 Silver
1966 32 9 — 5

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Toini Pöysti". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
  2. ^ "Ahlaisten olympiamitalisti Toini Pöysti on kuollut". Satakunnankansa. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  3. ^ "PÖYSTI Toini". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
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