Petra Vaarakallio
Petra Maria Paulina Vaarakallio (born 17 June 1975 in Helsinki) is a Finnish retired ice hockey player.[1][2] She played on the women's ice hockey team for Finland at the 1998 Winter Olympics, and won a bronze medal.[3] Vaarakallio scored the first-ever goal in women's ice hockey at the Olympics.
| Petra Vaarakallio | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
17 June 1975 Helsinki, Finland | |||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||
| Shot | Left | |||||||||||||||
| Played for |
Kiekko-Espoo Espoo Blues | |||||||||||||||
| National team |
 Finland | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1992–2006 | |||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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References
- "Ice Hockey | Finland make hockey history". BBC News. 8 February 1998. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Petra Vaarakallio". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Finland Ice Hockey at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- Petra Vaarakallio at the International Olympic Committee
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