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Eivor Mona-Lisa Pursiainen (née Strandvall; 21 June 1951,
Kronoby Kronoby (, ) is a municipality in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Kronoby is situated in Ostrobothnia (administrative region), Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Kronoby is approximately , while the Jakobs ...
— 7 August 2000) was a Finnish female sprinter, who was especially successful in 1973–1974, being ranked #2 in the world over
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and # 3, over
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and
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in 1973. In 1974, she was ranked #7 in the
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and #6 in the
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. She won
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and
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at the
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held in
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. She won a bronze medal in the
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at the 1974 European Athletics Championships, as well as a silver medal in the
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, and helped Finland to a National Record of 3:25.7. She would take two silver medals over the
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and
200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400-metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slight ...
at the
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in
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. Pursiainen died in 2000 from
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, aged 49, at
Kauniainen Kauniainen (; ) is a town in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Kauniainen is situated in the southern part of the Uusimaa region, and it is Enclave and exclave, enclaved by the City of Espoo. The population of Kauniainen ...
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Tilastopaja profile for Mona-Lisa Pursiainen
(in Finnish)

1951 births 2000 deaths People from Kronoby Finnish female sprinters Deaths from breast cancer in Finland Olympic athletes for Finland Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics European Athletics Championships medalists Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games gold medalists for Finland FISU World University Games silver medalists for Finland Swedish-speaking Finns Medalists at the 1973 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1975 Summer Universiade Olympic female sprinters Athletes from Ostrobothnia (administrative region) Finnish Athletics Championships winners {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub