Sirkka Sokka-Matikainen is a retired Finnish athlete who competes in

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. Her achievements include a bronze medal at the

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, a team silver medal at the

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and becoming the world number one ranked archer in September 2002.

References

Living people Finnish female archers World Archery Championships medalists Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{Finland-archery-bio-stub