Pirkko Määttä

Pirkko Sisko Määttä (born 7 March 1959) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who was born in Kuusamo and competed from 1982 to 1995. She won two 4 × 5 km relay bronze medals (1984, 1988) at the Winter Olympics.

Pirkko Määttä
Country Finland
Full namePirkko Sisko Määttä
Born (1959-03-07) 7 March 1959
Kuusamo, Finland
Ski clubKuusamon Erä-Veikot
World Cup career
Seasons14 – (19821995)
Individual wins0
Team wins1
Indiv. podiums3
Team podiums11
Indiv. starts80
Team starts22
Overall titles0 – (9th in 1986, 1989)
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1984 Sarajevo4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place1988 Calgary4 × 5 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1989 Lahti4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place1989 Lahti10 km classical
Bronze medal – third place1989 Lahti15 km classical

Määttä won a complete set of medals at the 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 4 × 5 km relay, a silver in the 10 km classical, and a bronze in the 15 km. She earned her only individual victory at a 1992 event in Norway.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

  • 2 medals – (2 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   20 km   30 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
19842410199Bronze
198828167Bronze
199232174
199434915144

World Championships

  • 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km 
 classical 
 10 km 
 freestyle 
 15 km   Pursuit   20 km   30 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1982224
1985254
198727986
198929SilverBronze21Gold
19913154
1993336715154
199535128306

Season standings

 Season   Age  Overall
19822266
19832322
19842417
19852538
1986269
19872712
19882811
1989299
19903020
19913116
19923232
19933314
19943419
19953518

Individual podiums

  • 3 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1988–89 17 December 1988Switzerland Davos, Switzerland10 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
217 February 1989Finland Lahti, Finland10 km Individual CWorld Championships[1]2nd
321 February 1989Finland Lahti, Finland15 km Individual CWorld Championships[1]3rd

Team podiums

  • 1 victory
  • 11 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 1983–84 15 February 1984Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo, Yugoslavia4 × 5 km RelayOlympic Games[1]3rdHyytiäinen / Matikainen / Hämäläinen
226 February 1984Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km RelayWorld Cup2ndHyytiäinen / Savolainen / Hämäläinen
3 1984–85 10 March 1985Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km RelayWorld Cup3rdHyytiäinen / Matikainen / Kirvesniemi
4 1985–86 10 March 1985Finland Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdHyytiäinen / Savolainen / Matikainen
5 1986–87 1 March 1987Finland Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdPyykkönen / Savolainen / Matikainen
619 March 1987Norway Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndHyytiäinen / Matikainen / Pyykkönen
7 1987–88 21 February 1988Canada Calgary, Canada4 × 5 km Relay FOlympic Games[1]3rdKirvesniemi / Matikainen / Savolainen
813 March 1988Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndKirvesniemi / Matikainen / Hyytiäinen
91988–8923 February 1989Finland Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships[1]1stKirvesniemi / Savolainen / Matikainen
10 1989–90 4 March 1990Finland Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdKuivalainen / Hyytiäinen / Pyykkönen
1111 March 1990Sweden Örnsköldsvik, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdPyykkönen / Kuivalainen / Savolainen

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

  1. "MAEAETTAE Pirkko". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
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