Elsa Torikka
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Finnish |
Born | Jaala, Finland | 19 December 1930
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Javelin throw |
Elsa Backus (née Torikka; born 19 December 1930) is a Finnish athlete. She competed in the women's javelin throw at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1] Torikka was married to American hammer thrower Bob Backus, whom she had met in Helsinki in 1956. She became a U.S. citizen in 1961.[2]
References[]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elsa Torikka Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "Elsa Backus Now a U.S. Citizen". Pasadena Independent. Pasadena, California. 7 July 1961. Retrieved 8 September 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
javelin thrower Elsa Backus, wife of Olympic hammer thrower Bob Backus, is now a U.S. citizen ... The Backuses met in Helsinki in 1956
External links[]
- Elsa Backus at Olympics.com
- Elsa Backus at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1930 births
- Living people
- People from Jaala
- Finnish female javelin throwers
- Olympic athletes of Finland
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- American people of Finnish descent
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Naturalized citizens of the United States
- Finnish athletics biography stubs