Tuulikki Pyykkönen (born 25 November 1963 in Puolanka, Kainuu) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed from 1987 to 1998. She won a bronze medal at the 4 × 5 km relay in the 1997 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and had her best finish of sixth in the 15 km event at the 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
Pyykkönen's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 12th in the 5 km at Calgary in 1988. Her only individual victory was in a 5 km event in Finland in 1995.
Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games Year Age 5 km 10 km 15 km Pursuit 20 km 30 km 4 × 5 km relay 1988 24 12 29 — — 1992 28 29 — 33 — — 1994 30 18 — — — 1998 34 17 12 — 7
World Championships 1 medal – (1 bronze) Year Age 5 km 10 km classical 10 km freestyle 15 km Pursuit 20 km 30 km 4 × 5 km relay 1987 23 12 20 — — 1989 25 7 17 6 — — 1991 27 12 — DNF — 4 1993 29 13 13 — 4 1995 31 34 11 — 6 1997 33 19 — Bronze
World Cup Season standings Season Age OverallLong DistanceSprint 1984 24 1985 25 1990 26 1991 27 1992 28 37 1993 29 51 1994 30 25 1995 31 23 1996 32 36 1997 33 — 1998 34 —
Individual podiums 1 podium No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 1989–90 9 December 1989 Soldier Hollow, United States 5 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
Team podiums
8 podiums No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates1 1986–87 1 March 1987 Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Määttä / Savolainen / Matikainen2 19 March 1987 Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Hyytiäinen / Matikainen / Määttä3 1989–90 4 March 1990 Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 3rd Määttä / Kuivalainen / Hyytiäinen4 11 March 1990 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Määttä / Kuivalainen / Savolainen5 1993–94 4 March 1994 Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Rolig / Lahtinen / Kirvesniemi6 1995–96 17 March 1996 Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Sirviö / Pulkkinen / Kittilä7 1996–97 28 February 1997 Trondheim, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Championships 3rd Sirviö / Pulkkinen / Salonen8 9 March 1997 Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Sirviö / Pulkkinen / Salonen
Note: Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
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