Marie-Helene Östlund

Marie-Helene Östlund (née Westin, born 14 May 1966), is a retired Swedish cross-country skier. Östlund won a world championship title on the 20 km in Oberstdorf, West Germany, in 1987. For the feat, she was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal, shared with the Swedish ice hockey team. She is married to fellow Swedish cross-country skier Erik Östlund.

Marie-Helene Östlund
Country Sweden
Born (1966-05-14) 14 May 1966
Sollefteå, Sweden
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1993)​
Ski clubSollefteå Skidor IF
World Cup career
Seasons10 – (1986–1995)
Individual wins2
Team wins0
Indiv. podiums9
Team podiums4
Indiv. starts60
Team starts12
Overall titles0 – (2nd in 1988)
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1987 Oberstdorf20 km freestyle
Silver medal – second place1991 Val di Fiemme10 km freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1987 Oberstdorf4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place1995 Thunder Bay4 × 5 km relay
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place1985 Täsch3 × 5 km relay

In 1994 and 1995, she won Tjejvasan.[1]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   20 km   30 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
19882178——10—6
1992259—106—77
199427——17——126

World Championships
  • 4 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km 
 classical 		  10 km 
 freestyle 		  15 km   Pursuit   20 km   30 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1987201111———Gold—Bronze
198922—1314———94
1991249—Silver6——66
19932611———10—126
19952814——1914—15Bronze

Season standings
 Season   Age  Overall
19862028
1987214
1988222nd place, silver medalist(s)
19892327
19902411
1991254
1992268
19932716
19942820
19952913

Individual podiums
  • 2 victories
  • 9 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
11986–8720 February 1987West Germany Oberstdorf, West Germany20 km Individual FWorld Championships[1]1st
215 March 1987Soviet Union Kavgolovo, Soviet Union10 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
31987–8819 December 1987West Germany Reit im Winkl, West Germany5 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
415 January 1988Italy Toblach, Italy20 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
527 March 1988Finland Rovaniemi, Finland10 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
61990–9115 December 1990Switzerland Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
712 January 1991Germany Klingenthal, Germany15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
810 February 1991Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy10 km Individual FWorld Championships[1]2nd
916 March 1991Norway Oslo, Norway5 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums
  • 4 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
11986–8717 February 1987West Germany Oberstdorf, West Germany4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Championships[1]3rdWallin / Lamberg-Skog / Dahlman
21993–9413 March 1994Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdFrithioff / Ordina / Frost
31994–9517 March 1995Canada Thunder Bay, Canada4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships[1]3rdFrithioff / Ordina / Fanqvist
426 March 1995Japan Sapporo, Japan4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdFrithioff / Ordina / Fanqvist

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References
  1. "Tjejvasan" (PDF) (in Swedish). Vasloppet. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  2. "OESTLUND WESTIN Marie Helene". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
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