Pirjo Muranen

Pirjo Muranen at Ski Sprint Prague, 2010
Full name Pirjo Elina Muranen
Born (1981-03-08) March 8, 1981
Rovaniemi
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
World Cup career
Seasons 1998–2011
Individual wins 5
Indiv. podiums 15
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
2010 Vancouver 4 x 5 km relay
World Championships
2001 Lahti Individual sprint
2007 Sapporo 4 x 5 km
2009 Liberec 4 x 5 km
2005 Oberstdorf Team sprint
2009 Liberec Individual sprint
2011 Holmenkollen 4 x 5 km

Pirjo Muranen (née Manninen, born March 8, 1981 in Rovaniemi) is a retired Finnish cross-country skier. She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km relay at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Muranen won five medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with three golds (Individual sprint: 2001, 4 x 5 km: 2007, 2009), a silver (Team sprint: 2005, with Riitta-Liisa Lassila), and a bronze (Individual sprint: 2009). She married on 30 June 2007; previously known by her maiden name of Pirjo Manninen.

Muranen also has sixteen additional victories up to 15 km from 2000 to 2002. She is the younger sister of Nordic combined skier Hannu. At the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo, they became the first brother-sister combination to win gold medals at the same championships.

Muranen retired from the sport in April 2011. She has then worked as a cross-country skiing pundit and studio commentator for Finland's national public-broadcasting company Yle.

World Cup results

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

Individual podiums

  • 5 victories – (5 WC)
  • 15 podiums – (14 WC, 1 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
11999–0028 February 2000Sweden Stockholm, Sweden1.5 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
28 March 2000Norway Oslo, Norway1.5 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
32000–0117 December 2000Italy Brusson, Italy1.0 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
428 December 2000Switzerland Engelberg, Switzerland1.0 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
529 December 2000Switzerland Engelberg, Switzerland1.0 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
67 March 2001Norway Oslo, Norway1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
72002–0319 December 2002Austria Linz, Austria1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
82003–0418 January 2004Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
92004–0516 January 2005Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
102007–0830 December 2007Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic1.0 km Sprint FStage World Cup2nd
1126 January 2008Canada Canmore, Canada1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
122008–0931 January 2009Russia Rybinsk, Russia1.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
1313 February 2009Italy Valdidentro, Italy1.4 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
147 March 2009Finland Lahti, Finland1.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
152009–1011 March 2010Norway Drammen, Norway1.0 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums

  • 3 victories – (3 RL)
  • 14 podiums – (9 RL, 5 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
12000–0126 November 2000Norway Beitostølen, Norway4 x 5 km Relay MWorld Cup1stJauho / Kuitunen / Varis
29 December 2000Italy Santa Caterina, Norway4 × 3 km Relay MWorld Cup3rdSalonen / Kuitunen / Jauho
32002–031 December 2002Finland Kuusamo, Finland2 x 5 km / 2 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup1stViljanmaa / Palolahti / Kattilakoski
42003–046 March 2004Finland Lahti, Finland6 × 1.0 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup2ndPienimäki-Hietamäki
52004–0523 January 2005Italy Pragelato, Italy6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup3rdSaarinen
62005–0618 March 2006Japan Sapporo, Japan6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndRoponen
72006–074 February 2007Switzerland Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay MWorld Cup3rdSaarinen / Venäläinen / Roponen
825 March 2007Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay MWorld Cup3rdKuitunen / Roponen / Saarinen
92007–0828 October 2007Germany Düsseldorf, Germany6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rdKuitunen
1025 November 2007Norway Beitostølen, Norway4 × 5 km Relay MWorld Cup3rdSarasoja / Saarinen / Roponen
1117 February 2008Czech Republic Liberec, Czech Republic4 x 1.4 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup2ndSaarinen
122008–0923 November 2008Sweden Gällivare, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay MWorld Cup2ndKuitunen / Saarinen / Roponen
137 December 2008France La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay MWorld Cup1stKuitunen / Roponen / Saarinen
142009–1022 November 2009Norway Beitostølen, Norway4 × 5 km Relay MWorld Cup3rdKuitunen / Roponen / Saarinen

References

  1. ↑ "Athlete : MURANEN Pirjo". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
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