Petra Vaarakallio

Petra Vaarakallio
Petra Vaarakallio
Born	17 June 1975 (age 46); Helsinki, Finland
Position	Forward
Shot	Left
Played for	Kiekko-Espoo; Espoo Blues
National team	Finland
Playing career	1992–2006
Women's ice hockey
Representing Finland
Olympic Games

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.

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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[1] "Ice Hockey | Finland make hockey history". BBC News. 8 February 1998. Retrieved 27 October 2016.

[SR-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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