(1924-12-14)14 December 1924 Tohmajärvi, North Karelia, Finland
Died
5 May 2023(2023-05-05) (aged 98) Lahti, Päijänne Tavastia, Finland
Height
165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight
56–58 kg (123–128 lb)
Sport
Sport
Cross-country skiing
Club
Joensuun Kataja Lahden Hiihtoseura
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing Finland
Olympic Games
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo
3 × 5 km relay
1952 Oslo
10 km
1960 Squaw Valley
3 × 5 km relay
World Championships
1954 Falun
10 km
1954 Falun
3 × 5 km relay
1958 Lahti
3 × 5 km relay
1958 Lahti
10 km
1962 Zakopane
3 × 5 km relay
Siiri Johanna "Äitee" Rantanen (néeLintunen, 14 December 1924 – 5 May 2023) was a Finnish cross-country skier. She competed in the 1952, 1956, and 1960 Olympics and won a medal in each of them: a gold and a bronze in the 3 × 5 km relay in 1956–60 and another bronze in the individual 10 km in 1952; she placed fifth and 15th over 10 km in 1956 and 1960, respectively. She also won five medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.[1]
Domestically Rantanen won six individual (10 km in 1954 and 1957–58; 5 km in 1960–1962) and five relay titles (1952, 1958–1961). Rantanen also won three Finnish titles in athletics: one individual in cross-country running in 1960 and two in 1961, in the 3 × 800 m relay and team cross-country; the same year she also became the Finnish champion in the 50 km cycling road race. She was selected as the Finnish female athlete of the year in 1954, 1956, 1958, and 1959. Rantanen worked as an upholsterer and continued competing in sports until her 80s.[1]
Rantanen died in Lahti on 5 May 2023, at the age of 98.[2]
^ abEvans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Siiri Rantanen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
^"Hiihtäjälegenda Siiri "Äitee" Rantanen on kuollut" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
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