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Finnish ice hockey player

Ice hockey player
Petra Vaarakallio
Born (1975-06-17) 17 June 1975 (age 49)
Helsinki, Finland
Position Forward
Shot Left
Played for Kiekko-Espoo
Espoo Blues
National team  Finland
Playing career 1992–2006

Petra Maria Paulina Vaarakallio (born 17 June 1975 in Helsinki) is: a Finnish retired ice hockey player and ringette player. She played on the women's ice hockey team for Finland at the 1998 Winter Olympics, and won a bronze medal. Vaarakallio scored the "first-ever goal in women's ice hockey at the Olympics."

Vaarakallio won the 1992 World Ringette Championships bronze. She stopped playing ringette after receiving six-month suspension for kicking an opponent who was lying on the ice.

Referencesβ€»

  1. ^ "Ice Hockey | Finland make hockey history". BBC News. 8 February 1998. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.

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