Riikka Lehtonen

Riikka Lehtonen
Personal information
Full name	Riikka Hannele Lehtonen
Born	24 July 1979 Kangasala, Finland
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Libero
Career
Years Teams 1995–1998 1998–1999 1999–2001 2001–2004 2004–2005 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–2008 2008 2008–2009 2009–2010 2010–2011 2011–2012 2012 2012–2013 2013 OrPo Raiku La Rochette RC Cannes Vicenza Bergamo NEC Red Rockets Vakıfbank Istanbul Pallavolo Villanterio Olympiacos Sirio Perugia Igtisadchi Baku River Volley Crema LP Kangasala Azerrail Baku
National team
1995- Finland

Riikka Lehtonen, born 24 July 1979 in Kangasala, Finland is a Finnish volleyball and beach volley player. She is the most successful female volleyball player in Finland. Lehtonen has played for several professional clubs in Finland, France, Italy, Japan, Turkey, Greece and Azerbaijan.

Since 2014 Lehtonen has competed in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour with Taru Lahti.^[1]

Club honours

• Finnish Championship: 1997, 1999
• Finnish Cup: 1996, 1997, 2013
• French Championship: 2002, 2003, 2004
• French Cup: 2003, 2004
• Italian Championship: 2006
• Italian Cup: 2006
• CEV Women's Champions League: 2002, 2003
• CEV Women's Challenge Cup: 2008

References

1. "Lehtonen and Lahti chase Olympic dream" FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour, 23 February 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.

External links

• Media related to Riikka Lehtonen at Wikimedia Commons