Katja Riipi

Katja Hannele Riipi (born 26 October 1975) is a Finnish retired ice hockey player and former member of the Finnish national ice hockey team.^[1] She won an Olympic bronze medal representing Finland in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics.^[2] A seven-time competitor in the IIHF Women's World Championship, she won bronze medals at the tournaments in 1997, 1999, 2000, and 2004. She also participated in the 1996 IIHF European Women Championships, winning bronze with Finland.^[3]

Katja Riipi
Born	(1975-10-26) 26 October 1975 (age 49) Sodankylä, Lapland, Finland
Height	159 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb)
Position	Forward
Shot	Left
Played for	Kärpät Oulu Ilves Tampere IHK Helsinki HPK Hämmenlinna
National team	Finland
Playing career	c. 1994–2011
Medal record Olympic Games 1998 Nagano Ice hockey World Championship 2004 Canada 2000 Canada 1999 Finland 1997 Canada European Championship 1996 Russia

Riipi was born in Sodankylä.^[1]