Elsa Torikka
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Born | 19 December 1930 Jaala, Finland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Javelin throw |
Elsa Backus (née Torikka; born 19 December 1930) is a Finnish athlete. She competed in the women's javelin throw at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1] Torikka was married to American hammer thrower Bob Backus, whom she had met in Helsinki in 1956.[2] She became a U.S. citizen in 1961.[3]
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Categories:
- 1930 births
- Living people
- People from Jaala
- Athletes from Kouvola
- Finnish women javelin throwers
- Olympic athletes for Finland
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- American people of Finnish descent
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Naturalized citizens of the United States
- Finnish javelin thrower stubs