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Marjo Matikainen-Kallström

{{Short description|Finnish politician and former cross-country skier}}

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{{Infobox skier

| name = Marjo Matikainen-Kallström

| image = Marjomatikainenkalström.jpg

| fullname = Marjo Tuulevi Matikainen-Kallström

| birth_name = Marjo Tuulevi Matikainen

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1965|02|03}}

| birth_place = Lohja, Finland

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height =

| club = Espoon Hiihtoseura

| personalbest =

| seasons = 6 – (1984–1989)

| wins = 8

| totalpodiums = 16

| wcoveralls = 3 – (1986, 1987, 1988)

| teamwins = 1

| teampodiums = 8

| individual_starts = 37

| team_starts = 10

| show-medals = no

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport | Women's cross-country skiing}}

{{MedalCountry|{{FIN}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold|1988 Calgary|5 km classical}}

{{MedalBronze|1988 Calgary|10 km classical}}

{{MedalBronze|1984 Sarajevo|4 × 5 km relay}}

{{MedalBronze|1988 Calgary|4 × 5 km relay}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold| 1987 Oberstdorf|5 km classical}}

{{MedalGold|1989 Lahti|15 km classical}}

{{MedalGold|1989 Lahti|4 × 5 km relay}}

{{MedalSilver|1987 Oberstdorf|10 km classical}}

{{MedalSilver|1989 Lahti|10 km freestyle}}

{{MedalBronze|1989 Lahti|10 km classical}}

{{MedalBronze|1989 Lahti|30 km freestyle}}

{{MedalCompetition|Junior World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|1983 Kuopio|3 × 5 km relay}}

{{MedalSilver|1982 Murau|3 × 5 km relay}}

| updated =

}}

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

Politics

Matikainen-Kallström has represented the National Coalition Party (Kokoomus) in Finland. From 1996 to 2004 she was a Member of the European Parliament, and from 2004 to 2015 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 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:

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.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&competitorid=38445&type=st-WC |title= MATIKANEN KALLSTROEM Marjo |author= |website=FIS-Ski |publisher=International Ski Federation |access-date=18 December 2019}}

=Olympic Games=

  • 4 medals – (1 gold, 3 bronze)

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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"| Year 

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  5 km 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  10 km 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  20 km 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  4 × 5 km 
 relay 

19841922——bgcolor="cc9966"| Bronze
198823style="background:gold;"|Goldbgcolor="cc9966"|Bronze12bgcolor="cc9966"| Bronze

=World Championships=

  • 7 medals – (3 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)

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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"| Year 

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  5 km 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  10 km
 classical 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  10 km
 freestyle 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  15 km 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  20 km 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  30 km 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  4 × 5 km 
 relay 

198520——{{n/a}}{{n/a}}—{{n/a}}4
198722style="background:gold;"|Goldstyle="background:silver;"|Silver{{n/a}}{{n/a}}4{{n/a}}6
198924{{n/a}}bgcolor="cc9966"|Bronzestyle="background:silver;"|Silverstyle="background:gold;"|Gold{{n/a}}bgcolor="cc9966"|Bronzestyle="background:gold;"|Gold

=World Cup=

==Season titles==

  • 3 titles – (3 overall)

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| rowspan="2" colspan="1" style="width:10%;"|Season

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| style="width:10%;"|Discipline

1986Overall
1987Overall
1988Overall

==Season standings==

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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"| Season 

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Overall

198419{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}
19852036
198621style="background:gold;"| 1
198722style="background:gold;"| 1
198823style="background:gold;"| 1
19892411

==Individual podiums==

  • 8 victories
  • 17 podiums

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! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| No.

! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| Season

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:120px;"| Date

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:185px;"| Location

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:170px;"| Race

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:130px;"| Level

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;| Place

align=center|1rowspan=4 align=center|1985–86bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 7 December 1985align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Labrador City, Canadabgcolor="#BOEOE6"|5 km Individual Fbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cupbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st
align=center|2align=right| 13 January 1985align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Biwabik, United States10 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
align=center|3bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right|2 March 1986align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Lahti, Finlandbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|5 km Individual Cbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cupbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st
align=center|4align=right| 8 March 1986align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Falun, Sweden30 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
align=center|5rowspan=5 align=center| 1986–87 align=right| 13 February 1987rowspan=2 align=left| {{flagicon|West Germany}} Oberstdorf, West Germany10 km Individual CWorld Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}}2nd
align=center|6bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right|16 February 1987bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|5 km Individual Cbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}}bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st
align=center|7bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right|28 February 1987align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Lahti, Finlandbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|5 km Individual Fbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cupbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st
align=center|8align=right| 7 March 1987align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Falun, Sweden30 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
align=center|9bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right|15 March 1987align=left| {{flagicon|SOV}} Kavgolovo, Soviet Unionbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|10 km Individual Cbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cupbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st
align=center|10rowspan=4 align=center| 1987–88 align=right| 14 February 1988rowspan=2 align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Calgary, Canada10 km Individual COlympic Games{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}}3rd
align=center|11bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right|17 February 1988bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|5 km Individual Cbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|Olympic Games{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}}bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st
align=center|12align=right| 12 March 1988align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Falun, Sweden5 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
align=center|13bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right|17 March 1988align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Oslo, Norwaybgcolor="#BOEOE6"|30 km Individual Cbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cupbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st
align=center|14rowspan=4 align=center| 1988–89 align=right| 17 February 1989rowspan=4 align=left|{{flagicon|FIN}} Lahti, Finland10 km Individual CWorld Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}}3rd
align=center|15align=right| 19 February 198910 km Individual FWorld Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}}2nd
align=center|16bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right|21 February 1989bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|15 km Individual Cbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}}bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st
align=center|17align=right| 25 February 198930 km Individual FWorld Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}}3rd

==Team podiums==

  • 1 victory
  • 8 podiums

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! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| No.

! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| Season

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:120px;"| Date

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:170px;"| Location

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:170px;"| Race

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:130px;"| Level

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;| Place

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;"| Teammates

align=center|1rowspan=1 align=center| 1983–84 align=right| 15 February 1984align=left| {{flagicon|YUG}} Sarajevo, Yugoslavia4 × 5 km RelayOlympic Games{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}}3rdMäättä / Hyytiäinen / Hämäläinen
align=center|2rowspan=1 align=center| 1984–85 align=right| 10 March 1985align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km RelayWorld Cup3rdMäättä / Hyytiäinen / Hämäläinen
align=center|3rowspan=1 align=center| 1985–86 align=right| 1 March 1986align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdMäättä / Hyytiäinen / Savolainen
align=center|4rowspan=2 align=center| 1986–87 align=right| 1 March 1987align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdPyykkönen / Määttä / Savolainen
align=center|5align=right| 19 March 1987align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndHyytiäinen / Määttä / Pyykkönen
align=center|6rowspan=2 align=center| 1987–88 align=right| 21 February 1988align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Calgary, Canada4 × 5 km Relay FOlympic Games{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}}3rdMäättä / Kirvesniemi / Savolainen
align=center|7align=right| 13 March 1988align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndKirvesniemi / Hyytiäinen / Määttä
align=center|8rowspan=1 align=center|1988–89bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right|23 February 1989align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Lahti, Finlandbgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 4 × 5 km Relay C/Fbgcolor="#BOEOE6"| World Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}}bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1stMäättä / Kirvesniemi / Savolainen

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Note: {{note label|worldcuprace|1}} Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

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References

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  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070224190249/http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk Holmenkollen winners since 1892] – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file {{in lang|no}}

External links

  • {{FIS cross-country skier|38445|Marjo Matikanen Kallstroem}}
  • {{Olympedia|name=Marjo Matikainen}}
  • {{Olympics.com|name=Marjo Matikainen}}
  • {{Olympiakomitea.fi|marjo-matikainen|Marjo Matikainen}}

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