Merja Lahtinen

Merja Lahtinen (born Merja Kuusisto; 30 June 1968) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed from 1992 to 1998. Competing at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, she had her best finish of fourth in the 4 × 5 km relay and her best individual finish of 15th in the 30 km event.

Merja Lahtinen
Country Finland
Born (1968-06-30) 30 June 1968
Laihia, Finland
World Cup career
Seasons9 – (19901998)
Team wins0
Indiv. podiums0
Team podiums2
Indiv. starts41
Team starts9
Overall titles0 – (23rd in 1995)

Lahtinen's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was tenth in the 15 km event at Thunder Bay, Ontario in 1995. Her best world Cup finish was 11th twice, both in Finland (1992, 1995).

Lahtinen's best individual career finish was second twice in 5 km FIS races in Finland (1994, 1997).

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   5 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
19942516154

World Championships

 Year   Age   5 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
19932432
19952629106

Season standings

 Season   Age 
Overall Long Distance Sprint
199021NC
199122NC
19922337
19932451
19942525
19952623
19962736
199728NCNC
199829NCNC

Team podiums

  • 2 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 1990–91 10 March 1991Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdRolig / Savolainen / Kirvesniemi
2 1993–94 4 March 1994Finland Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdRolig / Pyykkönen / Kirvesniemi

References

  1. "KUUSISTO LAHTINEN Merja". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2019.


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