Toini Pöysti, sometimes shown as Toni Mikkola or Toini Mikkola-Pöysti (born July 1, 1933) is a former cross-country skier from Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 who competed during the 1950s and early 1960s. She won two bronze medals in the Winter Olympics in the 3 x 5 km (1960, 1964).

Pöysti also won a silver medal in the 3 x 5 km at the 1958 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

1958 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1958 took place February 4-9 and March 1 , 1958 in Lahti, Finland. This marked the third time the city hosted this event having done so in 1926 and 1938. Germany returned to the FIS Nordic Ski Championships for the first time officially since 1939, albeit as...

 in Lahti

Lahti

Lahti is a city and municipality in Finland.Lahti is the capital of the Päijänne Tavastia region. It is situated on a bay at the southern end of lake Vesijärvi about north-east of the capital Helsinki...

. She also was the first women to win at the Holmenkollen ski festival

Holmenkollen ski festival

The Holmenkollen Ski Festival is a traditional annual Nordic skiing event in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway. The full official name of the event is Holmenkollen FIS World Cup Nordic. It takes place in March and has been arranged every year since 1892, except for 1898 and during World War II...

 in 1954 when she won the 10 km event (as Toni Mikkola).

External links

• Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file
• Toini Pöysti's profile at Sports Reference.com