 Leena Puotiniemi in 2012 | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | March 19, 1976 Helsinki, Finland | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | |||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||
| Country |  Finland | |||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Marathon | |||||||||||||
| Club | IF Länken | |||||||||||||
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Leena Puotiniemi (born 19 March 1976) is a Finnish long-distance runner. [1] She competed in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, placing 87th with a time of 2:42:01. [2] [3] Puotiniemi won the 2010, 2011 and 2013 Helsinki City Marathon. [4]
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