Riikka Lehtonen
Riikka Lehtonen, born 24 July 1979 in Kangasala, Finland is a Finnish volleyball and beach volley player. She is the most successful female volleyball player in Finland. Lehtonen has played for several professional clubs in Finland, France, Italy, Japan, Turkey, Greece and Azerbaijan.
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Personal information | |||||
Full name | Riikka Hannele Lehtonen | ||||
Born | Kangasala, Finland | 24 July 1979||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||
Volleyball information | |||||
Position | Libero | ||||
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Since 2014 Lehtonen has competed in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour with Taru Lahti.[1]
Club honours
- Finnish Championship: 1997, 1999, 2019[2]
- Finnish Cup: 1996, 1997, 2013
- French Championship: 2002, 2003, 2004
- French Cup: 2003, 2004
- Italian Championship: 2006
- Italian Cup: 2006
- CEV Women's Champions League: 2002, 2003
- CEV Women's Challenge Cup: 2008
References
- "Lehtonen and Lahti chase Olympic dream" FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour, 23 February 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- "Riikka Lehtoselle uran 11:s beach volleyn Suomen mestaruus – "Olen kiitollinen siitä, että saan vielä pelata"" [Riikka Lehtonen, 11th career beach volleyball Finnish Champion - "I am grateful that I am still playing"] (in Finnish). yle. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
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