Pirkko Määttä

Pirkko Määttä
Country	Finland
Full name	Pirkko Sisko Määttä
Born	(1959-03-07) 7 March 1959 Kuusamo, Finland
Ski club	Kuusamon Erä-Veikot
World Cup career
Seasons	14 – (1982–1995)
Indiv. starts	80
Indiv. podiums	3
Indiv. wins	0
Team starts	22
Team podiums	11
Team wins	1
Overall titles	0 – (9th in 1986, 1989)
Medal record Women's cross-country skiing Representing Finland Olympic Games 1984 Sarajevo 4 × 5 km relay 1988 Calgary 4 × 5 km relay World Championships 1989 Lahti 4 × 5 km relay 1989 Lahti 10 km classical 1989 Lahti 15 km classical

Pirkko Sisko Määttä (born 7 March 1959) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who was born in Kuusamo and competed from 1982 to 1995. She won two 4 × 5 km relay bronze medals (1984, 1988) at the Winter Olympics.

Määttä won a complete set of medals at the 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 4 × 5 km relay, a silver in the 10 km classical, and a bronze in the 15 km. She earned her only individual victory at a 1992 event in Norway.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

• 2 medals – (2 bronze)

Year	Age	5 km	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	20 km	30 km	4 × 5 km   relay
1984	24	10	19	—	—	9	—	Bronze
1988	28	16	7	—	—	—	—	Bronze
1992	32	—	—	17	—	—	—	4
1994	34	9	—	—	15	—	14	4

World Championships

• 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

Year	Age	5 km	10 km   classical	10 km   freestyle	15 km	Pursuit	20 km	30 km	4 × 5 km   relay
1982	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
1985	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
1987	27	9	8	—	—	—	—	—	6
1989	29	—	Silver	—	Bronze	—	—	21	Gold
1991	31	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	4
1993	33	6	—	—	7	15	—	15	4
1995	35	12	—	—	8	30	—	—	6

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall
1982	22	66
1983	23	22
1984	24	17
1985	25	38
1986	26	9
1987	27	12
1988	28	11
1989	29	9
1990	30	20
1991	31	16
1992	32	32
1993	33	14
1994	34	19
1995	35	18

Individual podiums

• 3 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	1988–89	17 December 1988	Davos, Switzerland	10 km Individual C	World Cup	2nd
2		17 February 1989	Lahti, Finland	10 km Individual C	World Championships[1]	2nd
3		21 February 1989	Lahti, Finland	15 km Individual C	World Championships[1]	3rd

Team podiums

• 1 victory
• 11 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	1983–84	15 February 1984	Sarajevo, Yugoslavia	4 × 5 km Relay	Olympic Games[1]	3rd	Hyytiäinen / Matikainen / Hämäläinen
2		26 February 1984	Falun, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay	World Cup	2nd	Hyytiäinen / Savolainen / Hämäläinen
3	1984–85	10 March 1985	Falun, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay	World Cup	3rd	Hyytiäinen / Matikainen / Kirvesniemi
4	1985–86	10 March 1985	Lahti, Finland	4 × 5 km Relay C	World Cup	3rd	Hyytiäinen / Savolainen / Matikainen
5	1986–87	1 March 1987	Lahti, Finland	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Pyykkönen / Savolainen / Matikainen
6		19 March 1987	Oslo, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay C	World Cup	2nd	Hyytiäinen / Matikainen / Pyykkönen
7	1987–88	21 February 1988	Calgary, Canada	4 × 5 km Relay F	Olympic Games[1]	3rd	Kirvesniemi / Matikainen / Savolainen
8		13 March 1988	Falun, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C	World Cup	2nd	Kirvesniemi / Matikainen / Hyytiäinen
9	1988–89	23 February 1989	Lahti, Finland	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Championships[1]	1st	Kirvesniemi / Savolainen / Matikainen
10	1989–90	4 March 1990	Lahti, Finland	4 × 5 km Relay F	World Cup	3rd	Kuivalainen / Hyytiäinen / Pyykkönen
11		11 March 1990	Örnsköldsvik, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Pyykkönen / Kuivalainen / 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.

External links

• Pirkko Maeaettae at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Pirkko Määttä at Olympics.com
• Pirkko Määttä at Olympedia (archive)