Katja Maarit Lehto (born 14 August 1972) is a Finnish retired ice hockey player.[1] She played with the Finnish national ice hockey team throughout the 1990s and won a bronze medal at the inaugural Olympic women's ice hockey tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics.[2] With the national team, she also won bronze at the IIHF Women's World Championships in 1999 and 2000, and gold at the 1995 IIHF European Women Championship.
Katja Lehto | |||
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Born |
Jyväskylä, Finland | 14 August 1972||
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb; 9 st 2 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
JYP Jyväskylä KalPa Kuopio | ||
National team | Finland | ||
Playing career | 1994–2000 | ||
Medal record |
Lehto’s club career was played in the Naisten SM-sarja with KalPa Naiset and JYP Naiset.
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Katja Lehto". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Finland Ice Hockey at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.