Pirkko Sisko Määttä (born 7 March 1959) is a
Finnish former
cross-country skier who was born in
Kuusamo
Kuusamo (; ; ; ) is a List of cities and towns in Finland, town and municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland. It is located in Koillismaa, the northeastern part of the Northern Ostrobothnia regions of Finland, region. The municipality h ...
and competed from 1982 to 1995. She won two 4 × 5 km relay bronze medals (1984, 1988) at the
Winter Olympics
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.
Määttä won a complete set of medals 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 previous championships. These cha ...
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
Norway
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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
1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
References
External links
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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
Skiers from North Ostrobothnia
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