Merja Lahtinen (born Merja Kuusisto, 1968) is a
Finnish
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former
cross-country skier who competed from 1992 to 1998. Competing at the
1994 Winter Olympics
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in
Lillehammer
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, she had her best finish of fourth in the 4 × 5 km relay and her best individual finish of 15th in the 30 km event.
Lahtinen's best finish at the
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
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was tenth in the 15 km event at
Thunder Bay
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,
Ontario
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in
1995
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. Her best world Cup finish was 11th twice, both in
Finland
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(1992, 1995).
Lahtinen's best individual career finish was second twice in 5 km FIS races in Finland (1994, 1997).
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the
International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
World Championships
World Cup
Season standings
Team podiums
* 2 podiums
References
External links
*
Women's 4 x 5 km cross-country relay Olympic results: 1976-2002
1968 births
Living people
Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Finnish female cross-country skiers
People from Laihia
Sportspeople from Ostrobothnia (region)
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