Ritva Marjatta Kajosmaa (born 3 February 1938 in

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former cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s. She competed in two

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, earning a total of four medals. Kajosmaa also competed several times at the

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, winning four times at 10 km (1969, 1971–1973) and three times at 5 km (1969, 1972-1973). Additionally, she won two medals at the

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with a silver in the 10 km, and a bronze in 3 × 5 km relay. For her successes in Nordic skiing and at the Holmenkollen, Kajosmaa received the Holmenkollen medal in 1971 (Shared with

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.). She was the first Finnish woman to ever win the Holmenkollen medal. __NOTOC__

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

* 4 medals – (3 silver, 1 bronze)

World Championships

* 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)

Sources

Holmenkollen medalists
– click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable PDF file
Holmenkollen winners since 1892
– click Vinnere for downloadable PDF file

Notes

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* 1938 births Living people People from Hamina Cross-country skiers at the 1968 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1972 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1976 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 1972 Winter Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Finland Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Sportspeople from Kymenlaakso 20th-century Finnish women {{Finland-XC-skiing-bio-stub