Mona-Lisa Pursiainen

Mona-Lisa Pursiainen

Pursiainen at the 1974 European Championships
Personal information
Birth name	Eivor Mona-Lisa Strandvall
Nationality	Finnish
Born	21 June 1951 Kronoby, Finland
Died	7 August 2000(2000-08-07) (aged 49) Kauniainen, Finland
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb; 9.1 st)
Sport
Sport	Running
Event(s)	100 m, 200 m
Club	Gamlakarleby Idrottsförening
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100m: 11.19 (1973) 200m: 22.39 (1973) 400m: 51.23 (1973)
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing Finland European Championships 1974 Rome 4x400 m 1974 Rome 200 m Summer Universiade 1973 Moscow 100 m 1973 Moscow 200 m 1975 Rome 100 m 1975 Rome 200 m

Eivor Mona-Lisa Pursiainen (née Strandvall; 21 June 1951, Kronoby — 7 August 2000) was a Finnish female sprinter, who was especially successful in 1973–1974, being ranked #2 in the world over 100 metres and # 3, over 200 metres and 400 metres in 1973. In 1974, she was ranked #7 in the 100 metres and #6 in the 200 metres. She won 100 metres and 200 metres at the 1973 Summer Universiade held in Moscow. She won a bronze medal in the 200 metres at the 1974 European Athletics Championships, as well as a silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay, and helped Finland to a National Record of 3:25.7. She would take two silver medals over the 100 metres and 200 metres at the 1975 Summer Universiade in Rome.

Pursiainen died in 2000 from breast cancer, aged 49, at Kauniainen.

External links

• Mona-Lisa Pursiainen at Olympics.com
• Mona-Lisa Pursiainen at Olympedia
• Tilastopaja profile for Mona-Lisa Pursiainen (in Finnish) (subscription required)
• Track & Field News Women's World Rankings, 1947-2002