Sirkka Tellervo "Telle" Polkunen (later ''Vilander'', 6 November 1927 – 28 September 2014),Sirkka Polkunen's obituary
was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics. She won a gold medal in the 3 × 5 km relay in 1956 and placed fifth and eighth in the individual 10 km event in 1952 and 1956, respectively. Polkunen also won a silver medal in the 3 × 5 km relay at the 1954 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and finished sixth in the 10 km at those championships. Polkunen never won a national title, placing second-third over 10 km in 1951, 1953–54 and 1956. She worked as a loader and packer at the Vihtavuori gunpowder factory, and retired from competitions in 1957.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

* 1 medal – (1 gold)

World Championships

* 1 medal – (1 silver)

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* * * * 1927 births 2014 deaths Sportspeople from Jyväskylä Skiers from Central Finland Finnish female cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Finland Cross-country skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Finland Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 1956 Winter Olympics 20th-century Finnish sportswomen {{Finland-XC-skiing-bio-stub