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 — 15 144
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 — 29 — 4 1985 25 23 37 28 4 1987 27 9 8 176 1989 29 Silver — Bronze 21 Gold 1991 31 24 — 5 —4 1993 33 6 7 15 154 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 Place1 1988–89 17 December 1988 Davos, Switzerland 10 km Individual C World Cup 2nd2 17 February 1989 Lahti, Finland 10 km Individual C World Championships 2nd3 21 February 1989 Lahti, Finland 15 km Individual C World Championships 3rd
Team podiums
1 victory 11 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates1 1983–84 15 February 1984 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 4 × 5 km Relay Olympic Games 3rd Hyytiäinen / Matikainen / Hämäläinen2 26 February 1984 Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay World Cup 2nd Hyytiäinen / Savolainen / Hämäläinen3 1984–85 10 March 1985 Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay World Cup 3rd Hyytiäinen / Matikainen / Kirvesniemi4 1985–86 10 March 1985 Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Hyytiäinen / Savolainen / Matikainen5 1986–87 1 March 1987 Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Pyykkönen / Savolainen / Matikainen6 19 March 1987 Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Hyytiäinen / Matikainen / Pyykkönen7 1987–88 21 February 1988 Calgary, Canada 4 × 5 km Relay F Olympic Games 3rd Kirvesniemi / Matikainen / Savolainen8 13 March 1988 Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Kirvesniemi / Matikainen / Hyytiäinen 9 1988–8923 February 1989 Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Championships1st Kirvesniemi / Savolainen / Matikainen10 1989–90 4 March 1990 Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup3rd Kuivalainen / Hyytiäinen / Pyykkönen11 11 March 1990 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Pyykkönen / Kuivalainen / Savolainen
Note: 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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