Mona-Lisa Pursiainen

Mona-Lisa Pursiainen

Pursiainen at the 1974 European Championships
Personal information
Birth name	Eivor Mona-Lisa Strandvall
Nationality	Finnish
Born	21 June 1951 Kronoby, Finland
Died	7 August 2000 (aged 49) Kauniainen, Finland
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb; 9.1 st)
Sport
Sport	Running
Event(s)	100 m, 200 m
Club	Gamlakarleby Idrottsförening
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100m: 11.19 (1973) 200m: 22.39 (1973)
Medal record Women’s Athletics Representing  Finland European Championships 1974 Rome 4x400 m 1974 Rome 200 m Summer Universiade 1973 Moscow 100 m 1973 Moscow 200 m 1975 Rome 100 m 1975 Rome 200 m

Eivor Mona-Lisa Pursiainen (née Strandvall; 21 June 1951, Kronoby — 7 August 2000) was a Finnish female sprinter, who was especially successful in 1973–1974. She won 100 metres and 200 metres at the 1973 Summer Universiade.

Pursiainen died in 2000 from breast cancer, aged 49, at Kauniainen.^[1][2]

References

1. Teronen, Arto; Vuolle, Jouko (2009). Kiveen hakatut. Helsinki: Kirjapaja. pp. 57–67. ISBN 978-951-607-980-9.
2. Profile

External links

• Mona-Lisa Pursiainen profile at IAAF
• Tilastopaja profile for Mona-Lisa Pursiainen (in Finnish) (subscription required)
• Track & Field News Women's World Rankings, 1947-2002