Hilkka Riihivuori (

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Kuntola, born 24 December 1952 in

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former cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s and 1980s. She competed in three

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, earning a total of four medals (1972 and 1976 under her maiden name and 1980 under her married name.). Riihivuori also competed several times at the

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, winning twice at 10 km (1974, 1980) and once at 5 km (1977). Riihivuori's biggest success was at the

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, where she won two medals in the 10 km (silver: 1982, bronze: 1978), a gold medal in the 4 × 5 km relay (1978), and two silver medals in the 5 km (1978, 1982). For her successes in Nordic skiing World Championships and at the Holmenkollen, Kuntola received the Holmenkollen medal in 1977 (Shared with

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and

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.).

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

* 4 medals – (4 silver)

World Championships

* 6 medals – (1 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze)

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

* 3 podiums Note: Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

* - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file * - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file

External links

* . Maiden name * . Married name 1952 births Living people People from Kurikka Cross-country skiers at the 1972 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics Finnish female cross-country skiers Holmenkollen medalists Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners Olympic cross-country skiers of Finland Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 1976 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1980 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1972 Winter Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Finland Sportspeople from South Ostrobothnia {{Finland-XC-skiing-bio-stub