Sari Essayah

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Medal record
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Sari Essayah
Women's Athletics
Competitor for Flag of Finland Finland
World Championships
Gold 1993 Stuttgart 10 km walk
Bronze 1991 Tokyo 10 km walk

Sari Essayah (born February 21, 1967 in Haukivuori) is a Finnish retired race walker.

After retiring she entered politics and represented the Christian Democrats (Finland) in the Finnish parliament between 2003-2007 but failed in elections 2007.

[edit] Achievements

Year Tournament Venue Result Event
1989 Universiade Duisburg, West Germany 3rd 5000 m
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 3rd 10 km
Universiade Sheffield, England 1st 10 km
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 4th 10 km
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 1st 10 km
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 1st 10 km
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 16th 10 km

[edit] External links

IAAF profile for Sari Essayah