Pirkko Sisko Määttä (born 7 March 1959) is a

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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

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. Määttä won a complete set of medals at the

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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

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Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

* 2 medals – (2 bronze)

World Championships

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

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

*3 podiums

Team podiums

* 1 victory * 11 podiums Note: Until the 1999 World Championships and the

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, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

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* * * 1959 births Living people People from Kuusamo Finnish female cross-country skiers Cross-country skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 1984 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Sportspeople from North Ostrobothnia {{Finland-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub