Tuulikki Pyykkönen
Finnish cross-country skier
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Tuulikki Pyykkönen (born 25 November 1963 in Puolanka, Kainuu) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed from 1987 to 1998. 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 sixth in the 15 km event at the 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
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| Nationality |  Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 November 1963 Puolanka, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 15 – (1984–1998) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (10th in 1990) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Pyykkönen's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 12th in the 5 km at Calgary in 1988. Her only individual victory was in a 5 km event in Finland in 1995.
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
Individual podiums
- 1 podium
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
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| 1 | 1989–90 | 9 December 1989 |  Soldier Hollow, United States | 5 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd |
Team podiums
- 8 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
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| 1 | 1986–87 | 1 March 1987 | Lahti, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Määttä / Savolainen / Matikainen |
| 2 | 19 March 1987 |  Oslo, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Hyytiäinen / Matikainen / Määttä | |
| 3 | 1989–90 | 4 March 1990 | Lahti, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay F | World Cup | 3rd | Määttä / Kuivalainen / Hyytiäinen |
| 4 | 11 March 1990 |  Örnsköldsvik, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Määttä / Kuivalainen / Savolainen | |
| 5 | 1993–94 | 4 March 1994 | Lahti, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 3rd | Rolig / Lahtinen / Kirvesniemi |
| 6 | 1995–96 | 17 March 1996 | Oslo, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Sirviö / Pulkkinen / Kittilä |
| 7 | 1996–97 | 28 February 1997 | Trondheim, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Championships[1] | 3rd | Sirviö / Pulkkinen / Salonen |
| 8 | 9 March 1997 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Sirviö / Pulkkinen / Salonen |
Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
