Jaana Maarit Savolainen (born 23 January 1964 in

Lappeenranta Lappeenranta (; sv, Villmanstrand) is a city and municipality in the region of South Karelia, about from the Russian border and from the town of Vyborg (''Viipuri''). It is situated on the shore of the Lake Saimaa in southeastern Finland, and ...

) is a

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former cross-country skier who competed from 1984 to 1993. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the

1988 Winter Olympics The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games (french: XVes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Calgary 1988 ( bla, Mohkínsstsisi 1988; sto, Wîchîspa Oyade 1988 or ; cr, Otôskwanihk 1998/; srs, Guts� ...

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and finished 18th in the 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit event at the

1992 Winter Olympics ) , nations = 64 , athletes = 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women) , events = 57 in 6 sports (12 disciplines) , opening = 8 February 1992 , closing = 23 February 1992 , opened_by = President François Mitterrand , cauldron ...

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. Savolainen also won a gold medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the

1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1989 took place 17–26 February 1989 in Lahti, Finland, for a record fifth time (1926, 1938, 1958, 1978). The women's 5 km was not held after being reintroduced in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1987 ...

Lahti Lahti (; sv, Lahtis) is a city and municipality in Finland. It is the capital of the region of Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme) and its growing region is one of the main economic hubs of Finland. Lahti is situated on a bay at the southern e ...

. She also won the 10 km event at the

Holmenkollen ski festival The Holmenkollen Ski Festival ( no, Holmenkollen skifestival or ) is a traditional annual Nordic skiing event in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway. The full official name of the event is Holmenkollen FIS World Cup Nordic. History It takes place in March ...

in 1986.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

* 1 medal – (1 bronze)

World Championships

* 1 medal – (1 gold)

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

* 2 victories * 4 podiums

Team podiums

* 1 victory * 8 podiums Note: Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

* - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file

External links

* * * 1964 births People from Lappeenranta Cross-country skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Finnish female cross-country skiers Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners Living people 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 1988 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Sportspeople from South Karelia {{Finland-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub