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Kerttu Pehkonen
CountryFinland
BornKerttu Marjatta Pehkonen
(1928-10-26)26 October 1928
Joroinen, Finland
Died23 February 2018(2018-02-23) (aged 89)
Varkaus, Finland

Kerttu Pehkonen (26 October 1928 – 23 February 2018) was the first female competitive cross-country skier who won numerous prestigious Nordic cross country competitions such as the Lahti Ski Games.

In 1947 Pehkonen won the first female Finnish Sports Personality of the Year award.

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  3. Suvi Kuisma. "Kevyesti mutta voimalla" (PDF). suhs.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  4. Kanerva, Juha (15 January 2019). "Kolumni: Suomen ensimmäinen naishiihtotähti lopetti vain 22-vuotiaana – olivatko syynä Hiihtoliiton miesjohtajat?". Ilta-Sanomat.
Finnish Sportswoman of the Year
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