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Who was the first Finnish female athlete to win an Olympic gold medal?
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Sylvi Saimo
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Sylvi Saimo became the first Finnish female athlete to win an Olympic gold medal. She achieved this feat in the women's 10 km cross-country skiing event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.
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