Marjo Matikainen-Kallström

Marjo Matikainen-Kallström
Born (1965-02-03) 3 February 1965
Lohja, Finland
Ski club Espoon Hiihtoseura
World Cup career
Seasons 1984–1989
Individual wins 8
Indiv. podiums 17
Overall titles 3 (1986, 1987, 1988)
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
1988 Calgary 5 km classical
1988 Calgary 10 km classical
1984 Sarajevo 4 x 5 km relay
1988 Calgary 4 x 5 km relay
World Championships
1987 Oberstdorf 5 km classical
1989 Lahti 15 km classical
1989 Lahti 4 x 5 km relay
1987 Oberstdorf 10 km classical
1989 Lahti 10 km freestyle
1989 Lahti 10 km classical
1989 Lahti 30 km freestyle
Junior World Championships
1983 Kuopio 3 x 5 km relay
1982 Murau 3 x 5 km relay

Marjo Tuulevi Matikainen-Kallström (born 3 February 1965 in Lohja) is a politician and former Finnish cross-country skier.

Politics

Matikainen-Kallström represents the National Coalition Party (Kokoomus) in Finland. From 1996 to 2004 she was a Member of the European Parliament, and since 2004 she has been 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 sprint, 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:

  • Gold medal in the 15 km
  • Gold medal in the 4 x 5 km
  • Silver medal in the 10 km freestyle
  • Bronze medal in the 10 km classical
  • Bronze medal in the 30 km classical

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.

World Cup results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Individual podiums

  • 8 victories
  • 17 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
11985–867 December 1985Canada Labrador City, Canada5 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
213 January 1985United States Biwabik, United States10 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
32 March 1986Finland Lahti, Finland5 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
48 March 1986Sweden Falun, Sweden30 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
5 1986–87 13 February 1987West Germany Oberstdorf, West Germany10 km Individual CWorld Championships[1]2nd
616 February 1987West Germany Oberstdorf, West Germany5 km Individual CWorld Championships[1]1st
728 February 1987Finland Lahti, Finland5 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
87 March 1987Sweden Falun, Sweden30 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
915 March 1987Soviet Union Kavgolovo, Soviet Union10 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
10 1987–88 14 February 1988Canada Calgary, Canada10 km Individual COlympic Games[1]3rd
1117 February 1988Canada Calgary, Canada5 km Individual COlympic Games[1]1st
1212 March 1988Sweden Falun, Sweden5 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
1317 March 1988Norway Oslo, Norway30 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
14 1988–89 17 February 1989Finland Lahti, Finland10 km Individual CWorld Championships[1]3rd
1519 February 1989Finland Lahti, Finland10 km Individual FWorld Championships[1]2nd
1621 February 1989Finland Lahti, Finland15 km Individual CWorld Championships[1]1st
1725 February 1989Finland Lahti, Finland30 km Individual FWorld Championships[1]3rd

Team podiums

  • 1 victory
  • 8 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 1983–84 15 February 1984Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo, Yugoslavia4 x 5 km RelayOlympic Games[1]3rdMäättä / Hyytiäinen / Hämäläinen
2 1984–85 10 March 1985Sweden Falun, Sweden4 x 5 km RelayWorld Cup3rdMäättä / Hyytiäinen / Hämäläinen
3 1985–86 1 March 1986Finland Lahti, Finland4 x 5 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdMäättä / Hyytiäinen / Savolainen
4 1986–87 1 March 1987Finland Lahti, Finland4 x 5 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdPyykkönen / Määttä / Savolainen
519 March 1987Norway Oslo, Norway4 x 5 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndHyytiäinen / Määttä / Pyykkönen
6 1987–88 21 February 1988Canada Calgary, Canada4 x 5 km Relay FOlympic Games[1]3rdMäättä / Kirvesniemi / Savolainen
713 March 1988Sweden Falun, Sweden4 x 5 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndKirvesniemi / Hyytiäinen / Määttä
81988–8923 February 1989Finland Lahti, Finland4 x 5 km Relay MWorld Championships[1]1stMäättä / Kirvesniemi / 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.

References

  1. ↑ "Athlete : MATIKANEN KALLSTROEM Marjo". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 28 February 2018.


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