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Mia Hagman (born August 18, 1979 in
Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...
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Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bo ...
) is a retired female
breaststroke Breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on their chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to the swimmer's head being out of the water a large portion of the time, and that it can b ...
swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...
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Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bo ...
. Hagman competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in
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. Her best result was a 14th place with the women's 4×100 m medley relay team at the 1996 Summer Olympics, alongside
Minna Salmela Minna Salmela (born May 3, 1971 in Oulu) is a retired female freestyle sprint swimmer from Finland. Salmela competed for her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain. Her best result was a 14th plac ...
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Anu Koivisto Anu Elisa Koivisto (born 9 May 1980) is a 2-time Olympic swimmer from Finland. She swam for Finland at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics. During her swimming career, she swam to multiple Finnish championships and national records. At the 1996 Olympics ...
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Marja Pärssinen Marja Pärssinen (born 13 March 1971 in Jyväskylä, Finland) is a retired female butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Finland. Nicknamed ''Marde'' Pärssinen competed for her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 ...
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1979 births Living people Finnish female breaststroke swimmers Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Finland Swimmers from Helsinki {{Finland-swimming-bio-stub