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).
Olympic Games 4 medals – (1 gold, 3 bronze) Year Age 5 km 10 km 20 km 4 × 5 km relay 1984 19 22 — — Bronze 1988 23 Gold Bronze 12 Bronze
World Championships 7 medals – (3 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze) Year Age 5 km 10 km classical 10 km freestyle 15 km 20 km 30 km 4 × 5 km relay 1985 19 11 — — 4 1987 22 Gold Silver 4 6 1989 24 BronzeSilver GoldBronzeGold
World Cup Season titles 3 titles – (3 overall) SeasonDiscipline1986 Overall1987 Overall1988 Overall
Season standings Season Age Overall 1984 19 1985 20 36 1986 21 1 1987 22 1 1988 23 1 1989 24 11
Individual podiums 8 victories 17 podiums No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 1985–86 7 December 1985 Labrador City, Canada 5 km Individual F World Cup 1st2 13 January 1985 Biwabik, United States 10 km Individual C World Cup 3rd3 2 March 1986 Lahti, Finland 5 km Individual CWorld Cup 1st4 8 March 1986 Falun, Sweden 30 km Individual C World Cup 2nd5 1986–87 13 February 1987 Oberstdorf, West Germany 10 km Individual C World Championships 2nd6 16 February 1987 5 km Individual CWorld Championships1st7 28 February 1987 Lahti, Finland 5 km Individual FWorld Cup 1st8 7 March 1987 Falun, Sweden 30 km Individual F World Cup 2nd9 15 March 1987 Kavgolovo, Soviet Union 10 km Individual CWorld Cup 1st10 1987–88 14 February 1988 Calgary, Canada 10 km Individual C Olympic Games 3rd11 17 February 1988 5 km Individual COlympic Games1st12 12 March 1988 Falun, Sweden 5 km Individual C World Cup 2nd13 17 March 1988 Oslo, Norway 30 km Individual CWorld Cup 1st14 1988–89 17 February 1989 Lahti, Finland 10 km Individual C World Championships 3rd15 19 February 1989 10 km Individual F World Championships 2nd16 21 February 1989 15 km Individual CWorld Championships 1st17 25 February 1989 30 km Individual F World Championships 3rd
Team podiums
1 victory 8 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates1 1983–84 15 February 1984 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 4 × 5 km Relay Olympic Games 3rd Määttä / Hyytiäinen / Hämäläinen2 1984–85 10 March 1985 Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay World Cup 3rd Määttä / Hyytiäinen / Hämäläinen3 1985–86 1 March 1986 Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Määttä / Hyytiäinen / Savolainen 4 1986–87 1 March 1987 Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Pyykkönen / Määttä / Savolainen 5 19 March 1987 Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Hyytiäinen / Määttä / Pyykkönen6 1987–88 21 February 1988 Calgary, Canada 4 × 5 km Relay F Olympic Games 3rd Määttä / Kirvesniemi / Savolainen7 13 March 1988 Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Kirvesniemi / Hyytiäinen / Määttä8 1988–8923 February 1989 Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Championships 1st Määttä / Kirvesniemi / Savolainen
Note: Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
References
Holmenkollen winners since 1892 – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file
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