Ritva Lemettinen

Ritva Kaija Hannele Melender (née Lemettinen, born 9 September 1960 in Ylistaro) is a retired female marathon runner from Finland. She represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, finishing in 14th place in the women's marathon. She is a two-time winner of the Chicago Marathon, having topped the podium in 1993 and 1995. Her personal best time is 2:28:00 set at the London Marathon in 1995. This is also the current national record.

Achievements[]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Finland
1990	European Championships	Split, SFR Yugoslavia	9th	Marathon	2:39.42
1991	Honolulu Marathon	Honolulu, Hawaii	1st	Marathon	2:40:11
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	14th	Marathon	2:41:48
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	18th	Marathon	2:45:05
	Chicago Marathon	Chicago, United States	1st	Marathon	2:33:18
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	6th	Marathon	2:33.05
1995	Chicago Marathon	Chicago, United States	1st	Marathon	2:28:27
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	5th	Marathon	2:31:19

References[]

• Ritva Lemettinen at World Athletics
• sports-reference

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