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| Kerttu Pehkonen | |
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| Country | Finland |
| Born | Kerttu Marjatta Pehkonen 26 October 1928 Joroinen, Finland |
| Died | 23 February 2018 (aged 89) Varkaus, Finland |
Kerttu Pehkonen (26 October 1928 – 23 February 2018) was the first female competitive cross-country skier who won numerous prestigious Nordic cross country competitions such as the Lahti Ski Games.
In 1947 Pehkonen won the first female Finnish Sports Personality of the Year award.
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