- Marjo Matikainen-Kallström
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Medal record 
Marjo Matikainen-KallströmWomen's cross country skiing Olympic Games Gold 1988 Calgary 5 km Bronze 1988 Calgary 10 km Bronze 1984 Sarajevo 4 x 5 km Bronze 1988 Calgary 4 x 5 km World Championships Gold 1987 Oberstdorf 5 km Gold 1989 Lahti 15 km Gold 1989 Lahti 4 x 5 km Silver 1987 Oberstdorf 10 km Silver 1989 Lahti 10 km freestyle Bronze 1989 Lahti 10 km classical Bronze 1989 Lahti 30 km Marjo Tuulevi Matikainen-Kallström (born February 3, 1965 in Lohja) is a politician and former Finnish cross-country skier.
Matikainen-Kallström represents the National Coalition Party (Kokoomus) in Finland. From 1996 to 2004 she was a Member of the European Parliament, and since 2004 she has been a member of the Finnish Parliament. She had a very short but hugely winning sporting career. In the six seasons she competed at 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 sprint, 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:
- Gold medal in the 15 km
- Gold medal in the 4 x 5 km
- Silver medal in the 10 km freestyle
- Bronze medal in the 10 km classical
- Bronze medal in the 30 km classical
She retired after these championships at 24 years old to concentrate on her studies at the Helsinki University of Technology and politics.
Matikainen-Kallström also was the first winner of the women's 30 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1988.
References
- Marjo Matikanen Kallstroem at the International Ski Federation
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
Olympic champions in women's 5 km cross-country skiing 1964: Klavdiya Boyarskikh (URS) * 1968: Toini Gustafsson (SWE) * 1972: Galina Kulakova (URS) * 1976: Helena Takalo (FIN) * 1980: Raisa Smetanina (URS) * 1984: Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen (FIN) * 1988: Marjo Matikainen-Kallström (FIN) * 1992: Marjut Lukkarinen (FIN) * 1994: Lyubov Yegorova (RUS) * 1998: Larisa Lazutina (RUS)1962: Alevtina Kolchina (URS) * 1966: Alevtina Kolchina (URS) * 1970: Galina Kulakova (URS) * 1974: Galina Kulakova (URS) * 1978: Helena Takalo (FIN) * 1982: Berit Aunli (NOR) * 1985: Anette Bøe (NOR) * 1987: Marjo Matikainen (FIN) * 1991: Trude Dybendahl (NOR) * 1993: Larisa Lazutina (RUS) * 1995: Larisa Lazutina (RUS) * 1997: Yelena Välbe (RUS) * 1999: Bente Martinsen (NOR)1989: Marjo Matikainen (FIN) * 1991: Yelena Välbe (URS) * 1993: Yelena Välbe (RUS) * 1995: Larisa Lazutina (RUS) * 1997: Yelena Välbe (RUS) * 1999: Stefania Belmondo (ITA) * 2001: Bente Skari (NOR) * 2003: Bente Skari (NOR)Awards Finnish Sports Personality of the Year 1947: Mikko Hietanen and Lassi Parkkinen • 1948: Heikki Hasu • 1949: Viljo Heino • 1950: Heikki Hasu • 1951: Veikko Karvonen • 1952 – 1954: Veikko Hakulinen • 1955: Voitto Hellsten • 1956: Antti Hyvärinen • 1957: Olavi Vuorisalo • 1958: Vilho Ylönen • 1959: Juhani Järvinen • 1960: Veikko Hakulinen • 1961: Kalevi Huuskonen • 1962: Pentti Nikula • 1963: Pentti Eskola • 1964: Eero Mäntyranta • 1965: Jouko Launonen • 1966: Eero Mäntyranta • 1967: Eero Tapio • 1968 – 1969: Kaarlo Kangasniemi • 1970: Kalevi Oikarainen • 1971: Juha Väätäinen • 1972: Lasse Virén • 1973: Mona-Lisa Pursiainen • 1974: Riitta Salin • 1975: Heikki Ikola • 1976: Lasse Virén • 1977: Pertti Ukkola • 1978: Helena Takalo • 1979 – 1980: Pertti Karppinen • 1981: Heikki Ikola • 1982: Keke Rosberg • 1983: Tiina Lillak • 1984: Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi • 1985: Matti Nykänen • 1986 – 1987: Marjo Matikainen • 1988: Matti Nykänen • 1989: Marjo Matikainen • 1990: Päivi Alafrantti • 1991: Kimmo Kinnunen • 1992: Toni Nieminen • 1993: Juha Kankkunen • 1994: Jani Sievinen • 1995: Jari Litmanen • 1996: Heli Rantanen • 1997: Mika Myllylä • 1998: Mika Häkkinen • 1999: Mika Myllylä • 2000: Arsi Harju • 2001: Sami Hyypiä • 2002: Samppa Lajunen • 2003: Hanna-Maria Seppälä • 2004: Marko Yli-Hannuksela • 2005: Janne Ahonen • 2006: Jukka Keskisalo • 2007: Tero Pitkämäki • 2008: Satu Mäkelä-Nummela • 2009: Aino-Kaisa Saarinen • 2010: Minna Kauppi
Finnish Sportswoman of the Year 1947: Kerttu Pehkonen • 1948: Sylvi Saimo • 1949: Eevi Huttunen • 1950: Sylvi Saimo • 1951: Eevi Huttunen • 1952: Sylvi Saimo • 1953: Eevi Huttunen • 1954: Siiri Rantanen • 1955: Mirja Hietamies • 1956: Siiri Rantanen • 1957: Iiris Sihvonen • 1958 – 1959: Siiri Rantanen • 1960: Eevi Huttunen • 1961: Mirja Lehtonen • 1962: Maire Rautakoski • 1963: Mirja Lehtonen • 1964: Kaija Mustonen • 1965: Maire Lindholm • 1966: Eila Pyrhönen • 1967: Eija Krogerus • 1968: Kaija Mustonen • 1969 – 1972: Marjatta Kajosmaa • 1973: Mona-Lisa Pursiainen • 1974: Riitta Salin • 1975 – 1976: Helena Takalo • 1977: Lea Hilokoski • 1978: Helena Takalo • 1979: Outi Borgenström • 1980 – 1982: Hilkka Riihivuori • 1983: Tiina Lillak • 1984 – 1985: Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi • 1986 – 1989: Marjo Matikainen • 1990: Päivi Alafrantti • 1991: Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi • 1992: Marjut Lukkarinen • 1993 – 1994: Sari Essayah • 1995: Sari Laine • 1996: Heli Rantanen • 1997: Raija Koskinen • 1998: Satu Pusila • 1999: Tuuli Matinsalo • 2000: Pia Sundstedt • 2001: Pirjo Manninen • 2002: Heli Koivula • 2003: Hanna-Maria Seppälä • 2004 – 2006: Tanja Poutiainen • 2007: Virpi Kuitunen • 2008: Satu Mäkelä-Nummela • 2009: Aino-Kaisa Saarinen • 2010: Minna Kauppi
Categories:- 1965 births
- People from Lohja
- Cross-country skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Finnish cross-country skiers
- Finnish women in politics
- National Coalition Party politicians
- Holmenkollen winners
- Living people
- National Coalition Party MEPs
- MEPs for Finland 1996–1999
- MEPs for Finland 1999–2004
- Female MEPs for Finland
- Aalto University alumni
- Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
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