Finland women's national American football team

Last updated
Medal record
Women's American football
Representing Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Sweden
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Finland
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Finland
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Spain
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Great Britain

The Finland women's national American football team is the official American football senior national team of Finland.

History

The team competed at the 2013 IFAF Women's World Championship, where they finished third after beating Germany 20–19. [1]

Finland won the 2019 European Championship before Sweden. [2]

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References

  1. "The Teams". Finnish American Football Association. 2013. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  2. "Silver to Sweden in American football". International News. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.