Finnish ice hockey executive, retired defenceman and current IOC Athletes' Commission chair
Emma Terho
Terho representing the IOC Athletes' Commission in 2019
Personal information
Birth name
Emma Kristiina Laaksonen
Born
(1981-12-17) 17 December 1981 (age 42) Washington, D.C., United States
Home town
Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland
Education
MSc in Economics, Aalto University 2013 BBA in Finance, Ohio State University 2004
Occupation
Ice hockey executive
Ice hockey player
Ice hockey career
Height
159 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight
60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb)
Position
Defense
Played for
Ohio State Buckeyes SKIF Nizhny Novgorod Espoo Blues
National team
Finland
Playing career
1997–2017
Medal record
Olympic Games
2010 Vancouver
Ice hockey
1998 Nagano
Ice hockey
World Championship
2009 Finland
2008 China
2004 Canada
2000 Canada
Emma Kristiina Laaksonen Terho (born 17 December 1981) is a Finnish ice hockey executive, retired defenceman and the current Chair of the IOC Athletes' Commission.[1] She previously served as general manager of Kiekko-Espoo Naiset in the Naisten Liiga.[2] At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano she became the youngest Winter Olympian to medal for Finland, winning a bronze medal at the age of 16 years 54 days.[3][4]
^Merk, Martin (6 August 2021). "Terho to chair IOC Athletes' Commission". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
^"Naisten Liiga 2019-2020 – Kokoonpano K-Espoo – Joukkueen Toimihenkilöt". tilastopalvelu.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
^"Emma Terho (FIN) - Member of the IOC Athletes Commission". FIM-Women. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
^"Emma Laaksonen a star for Ohio State and native Finland". Ohio State Buckeyes. 24 September 2003. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
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times (2007, 2008, 2009). One of her teammates with the Espoo Blues was EmmaTerho (née Laaksonen). Milestones at Ohio State include: First goal: 3 October...
of the district. Dylan Hunter † Stephen Werner Kevyn Adams Bill Nyrop EmmaTerho † Moved from elsewhere "USA Hockey encourages kids with NHL dreams to...
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addition to Hiirikoski, the team included Karoliina Rantamäki, Noora Räty, EmmaTerho, Marjo Voutilainen and other all-stars of the Finnish national team. With...
political abuse of the Olympic Charter. The issue was raised after high-jumper Emma Green Tregaro displayed her rainbow nails and the Finnish Minister of Culture...
recovery sponsor. Zaiver Sinnett as Dr. Zander Perez (guest season 4) Niko Terho as Dr. Lucas Adams (guest season 6) Anthony Hill as Dr. Winston Ndugu (guest...
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