{{Short description|Finnish sailor (born 1985)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox sailor | full_name = <!-- if different --> | nationality = Finnish | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|01|28|df=yes}} | birth_place = San Diego, United States | height = 166 cm | weight = 67 kg | classes = 49er FX, Elliott 6m, Yngling, 29er, Sonar | club = {{yachtclub|Nyländska Jaktklubben}} | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's sailing}} {{MedalCountry | {{FIN}} }} {{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }} {{MedalBronze | 2012 London | Elliott 6m}} }}

'''Silja Kanerva''' (born 28 January 1985 in San Diego, United States) is a Finnish sailor who took part in the Elliott 6m competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She was in the crew led by Silja Lehtinen and accompanied by Mikaela Wulff who earned the bronze medal.<ref>{{cite web |title=Finland wins women's match racing Olympic bronze. |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1A1-7bb8450584f842cba2150f9ee7418a96.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103021543/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1A1-7bb8450584f842cba2150f9ee7418a96.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 January 2013 |publisher=AP Worldstream |accessdate=19 August 2012 |date=11 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/kanerva-silja-1018284/ |title=Silja Kanerva |website=London2012.com |publisher=London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |access-date=19 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817141723/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/kanerva-silja-1018284/ |archive-date=17 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sailing.org/biog.php?memberid=65444 |title=SAILOR BIOGRAPHY: Silja Kanerva |website=Sailing.org |publisher=International Sailing Federation |access-date=19 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815132137/http://www.sailing.org/biog.php?memberid=65444 |archive-date=15 August 2012}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{World Sailing|silja-kanerva|id=FINSK1}} * {{Olympics.com profile|silja-kanerva}} * {{Olympedia}}

{{Footer World Champions Women's Match Racing}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kanerva, Silja}} Category:1985 births Category:Living people Category:Finnish female sailors (sport) Category:Olympic sailors for Finland Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Category:Olympic medalists in sailing Category:Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Elliott 6m Category:Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Category:Sailors (sport) from San Diego Category:Nyländska Jaktklubben sailors Category:21st-century Finnish sportswomen