Maria Saarni

Finnish ice hockey player

Ice hockey player

Maria Saarni

Born

(1977-09-08) 8 September 1977 (age 47)
Helsinki, Finland

Height

162 cm (5 ft 4 in)

Weight

52 kg (115 lb; 8 st 3 lb)

Position

Forward

Shot

Left

Played for

Kiekko-Espoo
Espoo Blues
JyHC Jyväskylä
LoKV Lohja

National team

Playing career

1994–2017

Medal record

Maria Helena Saarni née Selin (born 8 September 1977) is a Finnish retired ice hockey player.^[1] She was a member of the Finnish women's 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 Championship tournaments in 1999 and 2000, and at the 1996 IIHF European Women Championship.

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Maria Selin". 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.