Elsa Torikka Explained

Elsa Torikka
Nationality:Finnish
Sport:Athletics
Event:Javelin throw
Birth Date:19 December 1930
Birth Place:Jaala, Finland

Elsa Backus (; 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]

Notes and References

  1. Elsa Torikka Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417182931/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/to/elsa-torikka-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 17 January 2018.
  2. News: Champions Wed . The Berkshire Eagle . July 30, 1957 . Pittsfield, MA . 18 . January 16, 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Elsa Backus Now a U.S. Citizen . 7 July 1961 . Pasadena Independent . Pasadena, California . 8 September 2020 . . javelin thrower Elsa Backus, wife of Olympic hammer thrower Bob Backus, is now a U.S. citizen ... The Backuses met in Helsinki in 1956.

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