Isa Rahunen

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Isa Rahunen
Born (1993-04-16) 16 April 1993 (age 30)
Kuopio, Finland
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb; 10 st 8 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for Kärpät Oulu
KalPa Kuopio
National teamFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Playing career 2010–2021
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Pyeongchang Ice hockey
World Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Finland
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 United States

Isa Rahunen (born 16 April 1993) is a Finnish retired ice hockey player, currently serving as a linesman in the Naisten Liiga. She represented Finland with the national ice hockey team in numerous international competitions and won a silver medal at the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship and bronze medals at the 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship, the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, and at the Four Nations Cup in 2018. [1] [2] [3]

Rahunen announced her retirement from the national team and from top-level club competition after the 2019–20 Naisten Liiga season, citing a desire to focus more fully on her career as a nurse at the Oulu University Hospital. [4] However, she returned to the Naisten Liiga as an active player for a short period during the later part of the 2020–21 season. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Team Roster: FIN - Finland" (PDF). IIHF . 4 April 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "2017 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Teams: FIN, Roster". WorldWomen2017.com. 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Team Roster: FIN - Finland" (PDF). IIHF . 5 April 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  4. ↑ Kirsi, Teiskonlahti; Vainikka, Jussi (4 August 2020). "Naisleijonien puolustaja Isa Rahunen lopettaa uransa ja keskittyy työhönsä sairaanhoitajana: "Ajattelen, että olen kokenut hyvin paljon"". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  5. ↑ Annala, Päivi (28 January 2021). "Isa Rahunen palaa Oulun Kärppiin – into pelaamiseen syntyi uudelleen hengähdystauon jälkeen". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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