About Tuija Helander
Born 1961. Tuija Helander is a Finnish sprinter.
Tuija Helander (born 23 May 1961) is a Finnish former hurdler. She finished seventh in the 400m hurdles final at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, and fifth in the 400m hurdles final at the 1987 World Championships, in a career-best time of 54.62 secs.
Between 1977 and 1990, Helander won the Finnish 400m hurdles title 10 times and also won the 400m title in 1985 and 1987. From 1987, she competed under her then married name of Tuija Helander-Kuusisto.
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Who is Tuija Helander?
Finnish sprinter
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Tuija Helander was born on 23 May 1961.
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Tuija Helander is a sprinter.
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Tuija Helander is Finnish.
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