Sari Essayah celebrates her victory in the women's 10k race walk at the 1993
World Championships in Stuttgart.
After retiring from sports she entered politics and represented the Christian Democrats
in the Finnish parliament between 2003–2007.
She was elected to the European Parliament in 2009 and became the president of the
Finnish Christian Democrats party.
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Women's 10km. Walk
European Athletics Championships 1990
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| 1. Annarita SIDOTI |
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ITA |
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44.00 |
| 2. Olga KARDOPOLTSEVA |
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URS |
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44.06 |
| 3. Ileana SALVADOR |
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ITA |
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44.38 |
| 4. Tamara KOVALENKO |
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URS |
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45.03 |
| 5. Sari ESSAYAH |
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FIN |
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45.10 |
| 6. Beate ANDERS |
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GDR |
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45.18 |
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Women's 10km. Walk
World Athletics Championships 1991
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| 1. Alina Ivanova |
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SOV |
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42: 57 |
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CR |
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| 2. Madelein Svensson |
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SWE |
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43: 13 |
| 3. Sari Essayah |
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FIN |
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43: 13 |
| 4. Irina Strakhova |
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SOV |
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43: 40 |
| 5. Kerry Saxby-Junna |
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AUS |
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44: 02 |
| 6. Maria Graciela Mendoza |
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MEX |
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44: 03 |
| 7. Ileana Salvador |
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ITA |
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44: 09 |
| 8. Yueling Chen |
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CHN |
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44: 11 |
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Women's 10km
Walk. Olympic Games 1992
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| 1. Chen Yueling |
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CHN |
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44.32 |
| 2. Yelena Nikolayeva |
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CIS |
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44.33 |
| 3. Li Chunxiu |
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CHN |
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44.41 |
| 4. Sari Essayah |
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FIN |
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45.08 |
| 5. Cui Yingzi |
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CHN |
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45.15 |
| 6. Madeleine Svensson |
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SWE |
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45.17 |
| 7. Anna Rita Sidoti |
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ITA |
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45.23 |
| 8. Yelana Sayko |
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CIS |
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45.23 |
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Women's 10km. Road Walk Final
World Athletics Championships 1993
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| 1. Sari Essayah |
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FIN |
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42: 59m |
| 2. Ileana Salvador |
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ITA |
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43: 08m |
| 3. Encarna Granados |
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ESP |
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43: 21m |
| 4. Elisabetta Perrone |
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ITA |
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43: 26m |
| 5. Beate Anders-Gummelt |
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GER |
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43: 28m |
| 6. Katarzyna Radtke |
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POL |
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43: 33m |
| 7. Yelena Nikolayeva |
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RUS |
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43: 47m |
| 8. Yelena Sayko |
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RUS |
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43: 56m |
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Women's 10km. Walk Final.
European Athletics Championships 1994
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| 1. Sari ESSAYAH |
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FIN |
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42.37 |
| 2. Annarita SIDOTI |
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ITA |
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42.43 |
| 3. Yelena NIKOLAYEVA |
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RUS |
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42.43 |
| 4. Yelena ARSHINTSEVA |
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RUS |
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43.23 |
| 5. Larisa RAMAZANOVA |
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RUS |
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43.25 |
| 6. Natalya MISYULYA |
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BLS |
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43.39 |
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Women's 10km. Road Walk Final
World Athletics Championships 1995
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| 1. Irina Stankina |
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RUS |
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42: 13m |
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CR |
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| 2. Elisabetta Perrone |
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ITA |
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42: 16m |
| 3. Yelena Nikolayeva |
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RUS |
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42: 20m |
| 4. Sari Essayah |
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FIN |
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42: 20m |
| 5. L. Ramazanova-Khmelnitskaya |
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RUS |
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42: 25m |
| 6. Rossella Giordano |
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ITA |
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42: 26m |
| 7. Maria Urbanik-Rosza |
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HUN |
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42: 34m |
| 8. Hongyu Liu |
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CHN |
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42: 46m |