Marjo Matikainen-Kallström

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Marjo Tuulevi Matikainen-Kallström (born 3 February 1965) is a Finnish former politician and cross-country skier.

Marjo Matikainen-Kallström
Full nameMarjo Tuulevi Matikainen-Kallström
Born
Marjo Tuulevi Matikainen

(1965-02-03) 3 February 1965 (age 59)
Lohja, Finland
Ski clubEspoon Hiihtoseura
World Cup career
Seasons6 – (19841989)
Starts37
Podiums16
Wins8
Overall titles3 – (1986, 1987, 1988)
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Calgary 5 km classical
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Calgary 10 km classical
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Sarajevo 4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Calgary 4 × 5 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1987 Oberstdorf 5 km classical
Gold medal – first place 1989 Lahti 15 km classical
Gold medal – first place 1989 Lahti 4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1987 Oberstdorf 10 km classical
Silver medal – second place 1989 Lahti 10 km freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Lahti 10 km classical
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Lahti 30 km freestyle
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1983 Kuopio 3 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1982 Murau 3 × 5 km relay

Politics

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Matikainen-Kallström has represented the National Coalition Party (Kokoomus) in Finland. From 1996 to 2004 she was a Member of the European Parliament, and from 2004 to 2015 a member of the Finnish Parliament.

Athletics

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She had a very short but winning sporting career. In the six seasons she competed at a top international level, she won the World Cup three years in a row. At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Matikainen-Kallström won a bronze medal in the relay aged just 19.

Four years later in Calgary she won bronze on the 10 km race, and in the 5 km sprint won gold after being in second place all race until the last kilometre before coming through to win, 1.3 seconds ahead of Tamara Tikhonova, who had to settle for silver. That same year she won another bronze medal in the relay.

At the 1987 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf, she won the 5 km and silver in the 10 km. Matikainen-Kallström finished her championship career with a fantastic 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships on her home soil in Lahti, where she won the following medals:

Matikainen-Kallström also was the first winner of the women's 30 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1988.

Scholastics

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She quit competition after these championships at the age of 24 to concentrate on her studies at the Helsinki University of Technology and on politics.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

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  • 4 medals – (1 gold, 3 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   20 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1984 19 22 Bronze
1988 23 Gold Bronze 12 Bronze

World Championships

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  • 7 medals – (3 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km
 classical 
 10 km
 freestyle 
 15 km   20 km   30 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1985 20 4
1987 22 Gold Silver 4 6
1989 24 Bronze Silver Gold Bronze Gold

World Cup

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Season titles

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  • 3 titles – (3 overall)
  Season
Discipline
1986 Overall
1987 Overall
1988 Overall

Season standings

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 Season   Age  Overall
1984 19 NC
1985 20 36
1986 21 1
1987 22 1
1988 23 1
1989 24 11

Individual podiums

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  • 8 victories
  • 17 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1985–86 7 December 1985   Labrador City, Canada 5 km Individual F World Cup 1st
2 13 January 1985   Biwabik, United States 10 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
3 2 March 1986   Lahti, Finland 5 km Individual C World Cup 1st
4 8 March 1986   Falun, Sweden 30 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
5  1986–87  13 February 1987   Oberstdorf, West Germany 10 km Individual C World Championships[1] 2nd
6 16 February 1987 5 km Individual C World Championships[1] 1st
7 28 February 1987   Lahti, Finland 5 km Individual F World Cup 1st
8 7 March 1987   Falun, Sweden 30 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
9 15 March 1987   Kavgolovo, Soviet Union 10 km Individual C World Cup 1st
10  1987–88  14 February 1988   Calgary, Canada 10 km Individual C Olympic Games[1] 3rd
11 17 February 1988 5 km Individual C Olympic Games[1] 1st
12 12 March 1988   Falun, Sweden 5 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
13 17 March 1988   Oslo, Norway 30 km Individual C World Cup 1st
14  1988–89  17 February 1989   Lahti, Finland 10 km Individual C World Championships[1] 3rd
15 19 February 1989 10 km Individual F World Championships[1] 2nd
16 21 February 1989 15 km Individual C World Championships[1] 1st
17 25 February 1989 30 km Individual F World Championships[1] 3rd

Team podiums

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  • 1 victory
  • 8 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1  1983–84  15 February 1984   Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 4 × 5 km Relay Olympic Games[1] 3rd Määttä / Hyytiäinen / Hämäläinen
2  1984–85  10 March 1985   Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay World Cup 3rd Määttä / Hyytiäinen / Hämäläinen
3  1985–86  1 March 1986   Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Määttä / Hyytiäinen / Savolainen
4  1986–87  1 March 1987   Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Pyykkönen / Määttä / Savolainen
5 19 March 1987   Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Hyytiäinen / Määttä / Pyykkönen
6  1987–88  21 February 1988   Calgary, Canada 4 × 5 km Relay F Olympic Games[1] 3rd Määttä / Kirvesniemi / Savolainen
7 13 March 1988   Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Kirvesniemi / Hyytiäinen / Määttä
8 1988–89 23 February 1989   Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Championships[1] 1st Määttä / Kirvesniemi / 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

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  1. ^ "MATIKANEN KALLSTROEM Marjo". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
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