Satu Salonen
Finnish cross-country skier (born 1973)
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Satu Maarit Anneli Salonen (born 27 February 1973 in Vahto) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed from 1993 to 2005. She won a bronze medal at the 4 × 5 km relay in the 1997 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and had her best finish of 12th in the 5 km event at those same championships.
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| Full name | Satu Maarit Anneli Salonen | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 February 1973 Vahto, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Vahdon Tuisku | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 10 – (1996–2002, 2004–2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (22nd in 1999) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Salonen's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was seventh in the 10 km at Salt Lake City in 2002. Her best individual finishes was second twice in Finland (2001, 2005).
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
Olympic Games
World Championships
- 1 medal – (1 bronze)
World Cup
Season standings
Team podiums
- 4 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
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| 1 | 1996–97 | 28 February 1997 |  Trondheim, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Championships[1] | 3rd | Sirviö / Pyykkönen / Pulkkinen |
| 2 | 9 March 1997 |  Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Pyykkönen / Sirviö / Pulkkinen | |
| 3 | 2000–01 | 16 December 2000 |  Santa Caterina, Italy | 4 × 3 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Manninen / Kuitunen / Jauho |
| 4 | 2003–04 | 22 February 2004 | Umeå, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Saarinen / Sarasoja-Lilja / Sundqvist |
Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
