Marjo Matikainen-Kallström
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Marjo Tuulevi Matikainen-Kallström (born 3 February 1965) is a Finnish former politician and cross-country skier.
Politics
Matikainen-Kallström has represented the National Coalition Party (Kokoomus) in Finland. From 1996 to 2004 she was a Member of the European Parliament, and from 2004 to 2015 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 19 | 22 | — | — | Bronze |
| 1988 | 23 | Gold | Bronze | 12 | Bronze |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 1987 | 22 | Gold | Silver | — | — | 4 | — | 6 |
| 1989 | 24 | — | Bronze | Silver | Gold | — | Bronze | Gold |
World Cup
Season titles
- 3 titles – (3 overall)
| File:FIS Crystal Globe.svg | Season |
| Discipline | |
| 1986 | Overall |
| 1987 | Overall |
| 1988 | Overall |
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 19 | NC |
| 1985 | 20 | 36 |
| 1986 | 21 | 1 |
| 1987 | 22 | 1 |
| 1988 | 23 | 1 |
| 1989 | 24 | 11 |
Individual podiums
- 8 victories
- 17 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1985–86 | 7 December 1985 | Template:Flagicon Labrador City, Canada | 5 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st |
| 2 | 13 January 1985 | Template:Flagicon Biwabik, United States | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 3 | 2 March 1986 | Template:Flagicon Lahti, Finland | 5 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
| 4 | 8 March 1986 | Template:Flagicon Falun, Sweden | 30 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 5 | 1986–87 | 13 February 1987 | Template:Flagicon Oberstdorf, West Germany | 10 km Individual C | World Championships<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[1] | 2nd |
| 6 | 16 February 1987 | 5 km Individual C | World Championships<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[1] | 1st | ||
| 7 | 28 February 1987 | Template:Flagicon Lahti, Finland | 5 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 8 | 7 March 1987 | Template:Flagicon Falun, Sweden | 30 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 9 | 15 March 1987 | Template:Flagicon Kavgolovo, Soviet Union | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
| 10 | 1987–88 | 14 February 1988 | Template:Flagicon Calgary, Canada | 10 km Individual C | Olympic Games<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[1] | 3rd |
| 11 | 17 February 1988 | 5 km Individual C | Olympic Games<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[1] | 1st | ||
| 12 | 12 March 1988 | Template:Flagicon Falun, Sweden | 5 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 13 | 17 March 1988 | Template:Flagicon Oslo, Norway | 30 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
| 14 | 1988–89 | 17 February 1989 | Template:Flagicon Lahti, Finland | 10 km Individual C | World Championships<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[1] | 3rd |
| 15 | 19 February 1989 | 10 km Individual F | World Championships<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[1] | 2nd | ||
| 16 | 21 February 1989 | 15 km Individual C | World Championships<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[1] | 1st | ||
| 17 | 25 February 1989 | 30 km Individual F | World Championships<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[1] | 3rd |
Team podiums
- 1 victory
- 8 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1983–84 | 15 February 1984 | Template:Flagicon Sarajevo, Yugoslavia | 4 × 5 km Relay | Olympic Games<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[1] | 3rd | Määttä / Hyytiäinen / Hämäläinen |
| 2 | 1984–85 | 10 March 1985 | Template:Flagicon Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay | World Cup | 3rd | Määttä / Hyytiäinen / Hämäläinen |
| 3 | 1985–86 | 1 March 1986 | Template:Flagicon Lahti, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 3rd | Määttä / Hyytiäinen / Savolainen |
| 4 | 1986–87 | 1 March 1987 | Template:Flagicon Lahti, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 3rd | Pyykkönen / Määttä / Savolainen |
| 5 | 19 March 1987 | Template:Flagicon Oslo, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Hyytiäinen / Määttä / Pyykkönen | |
| 6 | 1987–88 | 21 February 1988 | Template:Flagicon Calgary, Canada | 4 × 5 km Relay F | Olympic Games<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[1] | 3rd | Määttä / Kirvesniemi / Savolainen |
| 7 | 13 March 1988 | Template:Flagicon Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Kirvesniemi / Hyytiäinen / Määttä | |
| 8 | 1988–89 | 23 February 1989 | Template:Flagicon Lahti, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Championships<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[1] | 1st | Määttä / Kirvesniemi / Savolainen |
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References
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file Template:In lang
External links
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- Template:Olympedia
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- Template:Olympiakomitea.fi
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- 1965 births
- Living people
- People from Lohja
- National Coalition Party politicians
- Members of the Parliament of Finland (2003–2007)
- Members of the Parliament of Finland (2007–2011)
- Members of the Parliament of Finland (2011–2015)
- National Coalition Party MEPs
- MEPs for Finland 1996–1999
- MEPs for Finland 1999–2004
- 20th-century women MEPs for Finland
- 21st-century women MEPs for Finland
- Cross-country skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Finnish female cross-country skiers
- Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners
- Finnish sportsperson-politicians
- Women members of the Parliament of Finland
- Finnish women engineers
- Aalto University alumni
- Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
- FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
- FIS Cross-Country World Cup champions
- Medalists at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Finland
- Olympic bronze medalists for Finland