Marjo MATIKAINEN
Finland FIN
Cross-Country Skiing
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Olympic Medals1 G3 B
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Games participations2
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First Olympic GamesSarajevo 1984
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Year of Birth1965
Biography
Marjo MATIKAINEN
A close victory
Four years later at the Olympic Games in Calgary, she gained another bronze medal in the 10km race. In the 5km contest, she moved ahead of Tamara Tikhonova's pace after four kilometres and then used every bit of her remaining strength to push herself across the finish line 1.3 seconds faster than her pursuer, before collapsing.
An early retirement
Matikainen earned a third bronze medal, this time in the 1988 relay and then retired at the age of 23 in order to pursue her academic studies. She was elected to the European Parliament in 1999 and distinguished herself as an anti-tobacco activist.
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Olympic Results
More resultsResults | Event | Sport | |
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Calgary 1988 |
B
10 kilometres, Classical
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10 kilometres, Classical | Cross Country Skiing |
#12
20 kilometres, Freestyle
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20 kilometres, Freestyle | Cross Country Skiing | |
B
4 × 5 kilometres Relay
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4 × 5 kilometres Relay | Cross Country Skiing | |
G
5 kilometres, Classical
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5 kilometres, Classical | Cross Country Skiing |
Results | Event | Sport | |
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Sarajevo 1984 |
B
4 × 5 kilometres Relay
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4 × 5 kilometres Relay | Cross Country Skiing |
#22
5 kilometres
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5 kilometres | Cross Country Skiing |
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