Marjo Matikainen-Kallström

Marjo Tuulevi Matikainen-Kallström (born 3 February 1965 in Lohja) is a politician and former Finnish cross-country skier.

Marjo Matikainen-Kallström
Full nameMarjo Tuulevi Matikainen-Kallström
Born
Marjo Tuulevi Matikainen

(1965-02-03) 3 February 1965
Lohja, Finland
Ski clubEspoon Hiihtoseura
World Cup career
Seasons6 – (1984–1989)
Individual wins8
Team wins1
Indiv. podiums17
Team podiums8
Indiv. starts37
Team starts10
Overall titles3 – (1986, 1987, 1988)
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1988 Calgary5 km classical
Bronze medal – third place1988 Calgary10 km classical
Bronze medal – third place1984 Sarajevo4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place1988 Calgary4 × 5 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1987 Oberstdorf5 km classical
Gold medal – first place1989 Lahti15 km classical
Gold medal – first place1989 Lahti4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place1987 Oberstdorf10 km classical
Silver medal – second place1989 Lahti10 km freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1989 Lahti10 km classical
Bronze medal – third place1989 Lahti30 km freestyle
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place1983 Kuopio3 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place1982 Murau3 × 5 km relay

Politics

Matikainen-Kallström represents the National Coalition Party (Kokoomus) in Finland. From 1996 to 2004 she was a Member of the European Parliament, and since 2004 she has been a member of the Finnish Parliament.

Athletics

She had a very short but winning sporting career. In the six seasons she competed at a top international level, she won the World Cup three years in a row. At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Matikainen-Kallström won a bronze medal in the relay aged just 19.

Four years later in Calgary she won bronze on the 10 km race, and in the 5 km sprint won gold after being in second place all race until the last kilometre before coming through to win, 1.3 seconds ahead of Tamara Tikhonova, who had to settle for silver. That same year she won another bronze medal in the relay.

At the 1987 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf, she won the 5 km and silver in the 10 km. Matikainen-Kallström finished her championship career with a fantastic 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships on her home soil in Lahti, where she won the following medals:

Matikainen-Kallström also was the first winner of the women's 30 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1988.

Scholastics

She quit competition after these championships at the age of 24 to concentrate on her studies at the Helsinki University of Technology and on politics.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games
  • 4 medals – (1 gold, 3 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   20 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
19841922——Bronze
198823GoldBronze12Bronze

World Championships
  • 7 medals – (3 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km
 classical 		  10 km
 freestyle 		  15 km   20 km   30 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
198520——————4
198722GoldSilver——4—6
198924—BronzeSilverGold—BronzeGold

Season titles
  • 3 titles – (3 overall)
Season
Discipline
1986Overall
1987Overall
1988Overall

Season standings
 Season   Age  Overall
198419NC
19852036
1986211
1987221
1988231
19892411

Individual podiums
  • 8 victories
  • 17 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
11985–867 December 1985Canada Labrador City, Canada5 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
213 January 1985United States Biwabik, United States10 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
32 March 1986Finland Lahti, Finland5 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
48 March 1986Sweden Falun, Sweden30 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
5 1986–87 13 February 1987West Germany Oberstdorf, West Germany10 km Individual CWorld Championships[1]2nd
616 February 19875 km Individual CWorld Championships[1]1st
728 February 1987Finland Lahti, Finland5 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
87 March 1987Sweden Falun, Sweden30 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
915 March 1987Soviet Union Kavgolovo, Soviet Union10 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
10 1987–88 14 February 1988Canada Calgary, Canada10 km Individual COlympic Games[1]3rd
1117 February 19885 km Individual COlympic Games[1]1st
1212 March 1988Sweden Falun, Sweden5 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
1317 March 1988Norway Oslo, Norway30 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
14 1988–89 17 February 1989Finland Lahti, Finland10 km Individual CWorld Championships[1]3rd
1519 February 198910 km Individual FWorld Championships[1]2nd
1621 February 198915 km Individual CWorld Championships[1]1st
1725 February 198930 km Individual FWorld Championships[1]3rd

Team podiums
  • 1 victory
  • 8 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 1983–84 15 February 1984Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo, Yugoslavia4 × 5 km RelayOlympic Games[1]3rdMäättä / Hyytiäinen / Hämäläinen
2 1984–85 10 March 1985Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km RelayWorld Cup3rdMäättä / Hyytiäinen / Hämäläinen
3 1985–86 1 March 1986Finland Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdMäättä / Hyytiäinen / Savolainen
4 1986–87 1 March 1987Finland Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdPyykkönen / Määttä / Savolainen
519 March 1987Norway Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndHyytiäinen / Määttä / Pyykkönen
6 1987–88 21 February 1988Canada Calgary, Canada4 × 5 km Relay FOlympic Games[1]3rdMäättä / Kirvesniemi / Savolainen
713 March 1988Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndKirvesniemi / Hyytiäinen / Määttä
81988–8923 February 1989Finland Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships[1]1stMäättä / Kirvesniemi / Savolainen

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References
  1. "MATIKANEN KALLSTROEM Marjo". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
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