Maria Saarni
Born (1977-09-08) 8 September 1977
Helsinki, Finland
Height 162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 52 kg (115 lb; 8 st 3 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Left
Played for Kiekko-Espoo
Espoo Blues
JyHC Jyväskylä
LoKV Lohja
National team  Finland
Playing career 1994–2017
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1998 NaganoIce hockey
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Canada
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Finland
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place1996 Russia

Maria Helena Saarni née Selin (born 8 September 1977) is a Finnish retired ice hockey player.[1] She was a member of the Finnish women's national ice hockey team throughout the 1990s and won a bronze medal at the inaugural Olympic women's ice hockey tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics.[2] With the national team, she also won bronze at the IIHF Women's World Championship tournaments in 1999 and 2000, and at the 1996 IIHF European Women Championship.

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References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Maria Selin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Finland Ice Hockey at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
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