Silja Lehtinen [SEP] place of birth
Silja Lehtinen
Silja Lehtinen (born 5 November 1985 in Helsinki) is a Finnish sailor. Lehtinen studies medicine in the University of Helsinki.
Silja Lehtinen has sailed in two Olympic regattas. In 2008, in the age of 23, she skippered the Finnish team in the Yngling class to an 11th place. In 2012, she participated in Women's Match Race (Elliott 6m) and won a bronze medal with her crew Silja Kanerva and Mikaela Wulff.
In 2012 as well, only a month before the
and Olympic medalist Silja Lehtinen. The third child is Vaije Lehtinen.
External links.
- Tapio Lehtinen in the Golden Globe Racen website
- Yle news of Lehtinen’s arrival at the finish (in Finnish)