Eevi Huttunen


Eevi Huttunen, married name Pirinen, was a speed skater from Finland. She was born in Karttula.
Being for a decade almost the only female skater able to compete against the Soviet ladies on the longer distances, Huttunen made a comeback specially for the 1960 Winter Olympics, where she won the bronze on the 3000 m. She competed in eleven World Allround Championships which was till 1960 the only international speed skating event for women, from 1948 to 1960, winning the 1951 event and being on many occasions the best non-soviet skater, certainly in the longer distances.

Medals

An overview of medals won by Huttunen at important championships she participated in, listing the years in which she won each:
ChampionshipsGold medalSilver medalBronze medal
World Allround1951
Finnish Allround1946
1947
1948
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1957
1959
1960
1941
1943
1944
1945
1949

Personal records