Petra Maria Paulina Vaarakallio (born 17 June 1975 in Helsinki) is a Finnish retired ice hockey player and ringette player.[1][2] She played on the women's ice hockey team for Finland at the 1998 Winter Olympics, and won a bronze medal.[3] Vaarakallio scored the first-ever goal in women's ice hockey at the Olympics.
Petra Vaarakallio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born |
(1975-06-17) 17 June 1975 (age 47) Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shot | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Played for |
Kiekko-Espoo Espoo Blues | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team |
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Playing career | 1992–2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Vaarakallio won the 1992 World Ringette Championships bronze. She stopped playing ringette after receiving a six-month suspension for kicking an opponent who was lying on the ice.
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