Emma Terho

Emma Terho
Pääministeri Rinteen ja KOK n puheenjohtaja Bachin tapaaminen 19.11.2019 (49089457066).jpg
Terho representing the IOC Athletes' Commission in 2019
Personal information
Birth nameEmma Kristiina Laaksonen
Born (1981-12-17) 17 December 1981 (age 42)
Washington, D.C., United States
Home townEspoo, Uusimaa, Finland
EducationMSc in Economics, Aalto University 2013
BBA in Finance, Ohio State University 2004
OccupationIce hockey executive
Ice hockey career
Height 159 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb)
Position Defense
Played for Ohio State Buckeyes
SKIF Nizhny Novgorod
Espoo Blues
National team  Finland
Playing career 1997–2017
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver Ice hockey
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Nagano Ice hockey
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Finland
Bronze medal – third place 2008 China
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Canada
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Canada

Emma Kristiina Laaksonen Terho (born 17 December 1981) is a Finnish ice hockey executive, retired defenceman and the current Chair of the IOC Athletes' Commission.[1] She previously served as general manager of Kiekko-Espoo Naiset in the Naisten Liiga.[2] At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano she became the youngest Winter Olympian to medal for Finland, winning a bronze medal at the age of 16 years 54 days.[3][4]

  1. ^ Merk, Martin (6 August 2021). "Terho to chair IOC Athletes' Commission". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Naisten Liiga 2019-2020 – Kokoonpano K-Espoo – Joukkueen Toimihenkilöt". tilastopalvelu.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Emma Terho (FIN) - Member of the IOC Athletes Commission". FIM-Women. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Emma Laaksonen a star for Ohio State and native Finland". Ohio State Buckeyes. 24 September 2003. Retrieved 25 July 2019.