Päivi Salo

Päivi Anneli Salo (born 31 January 1974) is a Finnish retired ice hockey player.[1] She played 73 matches with the Finnish national team, including in the women's tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics, where she won a bronze medal, and in the women's tournament at the 2002 Winter Olympics.[2] She also competed at the 1997 IIHF World Championship, where she won a bronze medal with the Finnish national team, and at the 2001 IIHF Women's Championship, where Finland placed fourth.[3]

Päivi Salo
Born (1974-01-31) 31 January 1974
Orimattila, Finland
Height 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 58 kg (128 lb; 9 st 2 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Oulun Kärpät
National team  Finland
Playing career 1994–2002
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
1998 NaganoTeam
World Championships
1997 Canada

In Finland, Salo played the entirety of her club career with Oulun Kärpät of the Naisten SM-sarja, winning four Finnish Championship (SM) silver medals and one SM bronze medal.[4]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Päivi Salo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Finland Ice Hockey at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  3. Seukonen, Martin; Arponen, Antti; Grahn, Tuija (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat: Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906-2000 (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 294. ISBN 9519867317.
  4. Torvinen, Jukka, ed. (2007). Jääkiekkokirja 2007-2008: Suomen jääkiekkoliiton ja SM-liigan virallinen kausijulkaisu. Tampere: Finnish Ice Hockey Association & Liiga. Egmont. ISSN 0784-3321.


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