Linda Leppänen

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Linda Leppänen
Born (1990-05-31) 31 May 1990 (age 31)
Ylöjärvi, Finland
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 69 kg (152 lb; 10 st 12 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Left
Played for
Espoo Blues
Espoo United
Tampereen Ilves
National team  Finland
Playing career 2002–2019
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pyeongchang Team
IIHF World Women's Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Finland
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 2017 United States

Linda Leppänen, née Välimäki (born 31 May 1990) is a retired Finnish ice hockey forward and currently serves as head coach of Ilves Tampere of the Naisten Liiga.[1] She played in 167 matches with the Finnish national team and won bronze medals at the 2010 and 2018 Winter Olympic Games and at the 2015 and 2017 IIHF Women's World Championships, and a silver medal at the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship. Leppänen announced her retirement from top athletic competition several months after achieving her career highlight silver medal at the 2019 Worlds.[2]

Career statistics[]

Event Goals Assists Points Shots PIM +/-
2010 Winter Olympics 0 1 1 9 12 −2

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References[]

  1. ^ Lahtinen, Matias (20 February 2020). "Ilveksen naisten jääkiekkojoukkueen ensi kauden päävalmentajaksi maajoukkueessa meritoitunut Linda Välimäki". Jatkoaika.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Merk, Martin (24 July 2019). "Linda Valimaki retires". International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Video Medals News". Vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Video Medals News". Vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Video Medals News". Vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Video Medals News". Vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Video Medals News". Vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2014.

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