Iris Hellin Sihvonen (née Jokinen; 22 April 1940 – 29 May 2010) was a

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. She represented Finland at the Olympic Winter Games of 1960 in

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and made seven consecutive appearances at the

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between 1955 and 1961. She became Finnish champion in 1956 and 1961 and skated at first with Valkeakosken Haka and later with Valkeakosken Koskenpojat.

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Bibliography

* Eng, Trond. ''All Time International Championships, Complete Results 1889 - 2002''. Askim, Norway: WSSSA Skøytenytt, 2002. * Eng, Trond. ''Finland - Suomi: Speedskating as at 2009. Part 1: History/Records/Championships men junior''. Askim, Norway: WSSSA Skøytenytt, 2009. * Eng, Trond. ''Finland - Suomi: Speedskating as at 2009. Part 3: Championships ladies/Alltime lists ladies distances''. Askim, Norway: WSSSA Skøytenytt, 2009. * Teigen, Magne. ''Komplette resultater, Internasjonale Mesterskap 1889-1989'' (in Norwegian). Veggli, Norway: WSSSA Skøytenytt, 1989.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sihvonen, Iris 1940 births 2010 deaths Finnish female speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for Finland Speed skaters at the 1960 Winter Olympics People from Liperi Sportspeople from North Karelia