Eija Hyytiäinen
Finnish cross-country skier
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Eija Hyytiäinen (born 4 January 1961) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed during the 1980s. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.
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| Full name | Eija Marita Hyytiäinen | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 January 1961 Saarijärvi, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 10 – (1982–1990, 1992) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (15th in 1983) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
Olympic Games
- 1 medal – (1 bronze)
World Championships
World Cup
Season standings
Team podiums
- 7 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
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| 1 | 1983–84 | 15 February 1984 |  Sarajevo, Yugoslavia | 4 × 5 km Relay | Olympic Games[1] | 3rd | Määttä / Matikainen / Hämäläinen |
| 2 | 26 February 1984 |  Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay | World Cup | 2nd | Määttä / Savolainen / Hämäläinen | |
| 3 | 1984–85 | 10 March 1985 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay | World Cup | 3rd | Määttä / Matikainen / Kirvesniemi |
| 4 | 1985–86 | 10 March 1985 | Lahti, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 3rd | Määttä / Savolainen / Matikainen |
| 5 | 1986–87 | 19 March 1987 |  Oslo, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Matikainen / Määttä / Pyykkönen |
| 6 | 1987–88 | 13 March 1988 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Kirvesniemi / Matikainen / Määttä |
| 7 | 1989–90 | 4 March 1990 | Lahti, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay F | World Cup | 3rd | Määttä / Kuivalainen / Pyykkönen |
Note: 1 Until the 1994 Olympics, Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
