Pirkko Määttä
Finnish cross-country skier
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Pirkko Sisko Määttä (born 7 March 1959) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who was born in Kuusamo and competed from 1982 to 1995. She won two 4 × 5 km relay bronze medals (1984, 1988) at the Winter Olympics.[1]
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| Full name | Pirkko Sisko Määttä | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 March 1959 Kuusamo, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kuusamon Erä-Veikot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 14 – (1982–1995) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (9th in 1986, 1989) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Määttä won a complete set of medals at the 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 4 × 5 km relay, a silver in the 10 km classical, and a bronze in the 15 km. She earned her only individual victory at a 1992 event in Norway.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
Olympic Games
- 2 medals – (2 bronze)
World Championships
- 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
World Cup
Season standings
Individual podiums
- 3 podiums
Team podiums
- 1 victory
- 11 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 | Hyytiäinen / Matikainen / Hämäläinen |
| 2 | 26 February 1984 |  Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay | World Cup | 2nd | Hyytiäinen / Savolainen / Hämäläinen | |
| 3 | 1984–85 | 10 March 1985 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay | World Cup | 3rd | Hyytiäinen / Matikainen / Kirvesniemi |
| 4 | 1985–86 | 10 March 1985 | Lahti, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 3rd | Hyytiäinen / Savolainen / Matikainen |
| 5 | 1986–87 | 1 March 1987 | Lahti, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Pyykkönen / Savolainen / Matikainen |
| 6 | 19 March 1987 |  Oslo, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Hyytiäinen / Matikainen / Pyykkönen | |
| 7 | 1987–88 | 21 February 1988 |  Calgary, Canada | 4 × 5 km Relay F | Olympic Games[1] | 3rd | Kirvesniemi / Matikainen / Savolainen |
| 8 | 13 March 1988 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Kirvesniemi / Matikainen / Hyytiäinen | |
| 9 | 1988–89 | 23 February 1989 | Lahti, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Championships[1] | 1st | Kirvesniemi / Savolainen / Matikainen |
| 10 | 1989–90 | 4 March 1990 | Lahti, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay F | World Cup | 3rd | Kuivalainen / Hyytiäinen / Pyykkönen |
| 11 | 11 March 1990 | Örnsköldsvik, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Pyykkönen / Kuivalainen / 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.
