- Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi
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Medal record Women's cross country skiing Olympic Games Gold 1984 Sarajevo 5 km Gold 1984 Sarajevo 10 km Gold 1984 Sarajevo 20 km Bronze 1984 Sarajevo 4 x 5 km Bronze 1988 Calgary 4 x 5 km Bronze 1994 Lillehammer 5 km Bronze 1994 Lillehammer 30 km World Championships Gold 1978 Lahti 4 x 5 km Gold 1989 Lahti 10 km classical Gold 1989 Lahti 4 x 5 km Silver 1985 Seefeld 5 km Silver 1985 Seefeld 10 km Silver 1989 Lahti 15 km Silver 1991 Val di Fiemme 5 km Silver 1993 Falun 15 km Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (née Hämäläinen; born 10 September 1955 in Simpele) is a former Finnish cross country skier. She was the big figure at the 1984 Olympics in Sarajevo, winning all three individual cross country skiing events (5, 10 and 20 km), and a bronze medal for Finland in the relay. In the process, she became the most successful athlete at the 1984 Winter Olympics. At the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, she won another relay bronze medal, and at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, she won two more bronze medals in the 5 and 30 km.
At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Kirvesniemi won three golds in the 10 km (1989) and 4 x 5 km (1978, 1989), and five silvers in the 5 km (1985, 1991), 10 km (1985) and 15 km (1989, 1993). She also won the 20 km double pursuit at the 1989 Holmenkollen ski festival.
Kirvesniemi won the Holmenkollen medal in 1989. Her husband, Harri, would be awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1998. They were the third husband and wife pair that won this prestigious honor. They are the only married couple to have both competed at six Olympics, and are among the only five Finns to have done so - the others being Raimo Helminen (ice hockey), Kyra Kyrklund (dressage), and Juha Hirvi (shooting).
See also
References
- Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi Haemaelaeine at the International Ski Federation
- Holmenkollen medalists - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
- 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)Olympic champions in women's 10 km cross-country skiing 1952: Lydia Wideman (FIN) * 1956: Lyubov Kozyreva (URS) * 1960: Maria Gusakova (URS) * 1964: Klavdiya Boyarskikh (URS) * 1968: Toini Gustafsson (SWE) * 1972: Galina Kulakova (URS) * 1976: Raisa Smetanina (URS) * 1980: Barbara Petzold (GDR) * 1984: Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen (FIN) * 1988: Vida Vencienė (URS) * 2002: Bente Skari (NOR) * 2006: Kristina Šmigun (EST) * 2010: Charlotte Kalla (SWE)Olympic champions in women's 20 km and 30 km cross-country skiing 20 km 1984: Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen (FIN) * 1988: Tamara Tikhonova (URS)30 km 1992: Stefania Belmondo (ITA) * 1994: Manuela Di Centa (ITA) * 1998: Yuliya Chepalova (RUS) * 2002: Gabriella Paruzzi (ITA) * 2006: Kateřina Neumannová (CZE) * 2010: Justyna Kowalczyk (POL)1954: Lyubov Kozyreva (URS) * 1958: Alevtina Kolchina (URS) * 1962: Alevtina Kolchina (URS) * 1966: Klavdiya Boyarskikh (URS) * 1970: Alevtina Olyunina (URS) * 1974: Galina Kulakova (URS) * 1978: Zinaida Amosova (URS) * 1982: Berit Aunli (NOR) * 1985: Anette Bøe (NOR) * 1987: Anne Jahren (NOR) * 1989 classical: Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (FIN) * 1989 freestyle: Yelena Välbe (URS) * 1991: Yelena Välbe (URS) * 2001: Bente Skari (NOR) * 2003: Bente Skari (NOR) * 2005: Kateřina Neumannová (CZE) * 2007: Kateřina Neumannová (CZE) * 2009: Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN) * 2011: Marit Bjørgen (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
- 1895: Viktor Thorn (NOR)
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- 1912: Olav Bjaaland (NOR)
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- 1918: Hans Horn (NOR), Jørgen Hansen (NOR)
- 1919: Thorleif Haug (NOR), Otto Aasen (NOR)
- 1923: Thoralf Strømstad (NOR)
- 1924: Harald Økern (NOR), Johan Grøttumsbråten (NOR)
- 1925: Einar Landvik (NOR)
- 1926: Jacob Tullin Thams
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- 1928: Torjus Hemmestveit (NOR), Mikkjel Hemmestveit (NOR)
- 1931: Hans Vinjarengen (NOR), Ole Stenen (NOR)
- 1934: Oddbjørn Hagen (NOR)
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- 1937: Olaf Hoffsbakken (NOR), Birger Ruud (NOR), Martin P. Vangsli (NOR)
- 1938: Reidar Andersen (NOR), Johan R. Henriksen (NOR)
- 1939: Sven Selånger (SWE), Lars Bergendahl (NOR), Trygve Brodahl (NOR)
- 1940: Oscar Gjøslien (NOR), Annar Ryen (NOR)
- 1947: Elling Rønes (NOR)
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- 1956: Borghild Niskin (NOR), Arnfinn Bergmann (NOR), Arne Hoel (NOR)
- 1957: Eero Kolehmainen (FIN)
- 1958: Inger Bjørnbakken (NOR), Håkon Brusveen (NOR)
- 1959: Gunder Gundersen (NOR)
- 1960: Helmut Recknagel (GDR), Sixten Jernberg (SWE), Sverre Stensheim (NOR), Tormod Knutsen (NOR)
- 1961: Harald Grønningen (NOR)
- 1962: Toralf Engan (NOR)
- 1963: Alevtina Kolchina (URS), Pavel Kolchin (URS), Astrid Sandvik (NOR), Torbjørn Yggeseth (NOR)
- 1964: Veikko Kankkonen (FIN), Eero Mäntyranta (FIN), Georg Thoma (FRG), Halvor Næs (NOR)
- 1965: Arto Tiainen (FIN), Bengt Eriksson (SWE), Arne Larsen (NOR)
- 1967: Toini Gustafsson (SWE), Ole Ellefsæter (NOR)
- 1968: Olav V (NOR), Assar Rönnlund (SWE), Gjermund Eggen (NOR), Bjørn Wirkola (NOR)
- 1969: Odd Martinsen (NOR)
- 1970: Pål Tyldum (NOR)
- 1971: Marjatta Kajosmaa (FIN), Berit Mørdre Lammedal (NOR), Reidar Hjermstad (NOR)
- 1972: Rauno Miettinen (FIN), Magne Myrmo (NOR)
- 1973: Einar Bergsland (NOR), Ingolf Mork (NOR), Franz Keller (FRG)
- 1974: Juha Mieto (FIN)
- 1975: Gerhard Grimmer (GDR), Oddvar Brå (NOR), Ivar Formo (NOR)
- 1976: Ulrich Wehling (GDR)
- 1977: Helena Takalo (FIN), Hilkka Kuntola (FIN), Walter Steiner (SUI)
- 1979: Ingemar Stenmark (SWE), Erik Håker (NOR), Raisa Smetanina (URS)
- 1980: Thomas Wassberg (SWE)
- 1981: Johan Sætre (NOR)
- 1983: Berit Aunli (NOR), Tom Sandberg (NOR)
- 1984: Lars-Erik Eriksen (NOR), Jakob Vaage (NOR), Armin Kogler (AUT)
- 1985: Anette Bøe (NOR), Per Bergerud (NOR), Gunde Svan (SWE)
- 1986: Britt Pettersen (NOR)
- 1987: Matti Nykänen (FIN), Hermann Weinbuch (FRG)
- 1989: Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (FIN)
- 1991: Vegard Ulvang (NOR), Trond Einar Elden (NOR), Ernst Vettori (AUT), Jens Weißflog (GER)
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- 1998: Fred Børre Lundberg (NOR), Larisa Lazutina (RUS), Alexey Prokurorov (RUS), Harri Kirvesniemi (FIN)
- 1999: Kazuyoshi Funaki (JPN)
- 2001: Adam Małysz (POL), Bente Skari (NOR), Thomas Alsgaard (NOR)
- 2003: Felix Gottwald (AUT), Ronny Ackermann (GER)
- 2004: Yuliya Chepalova (RUS)
- 2005: Andrus Veerpalu (EST)
- 2007: Frode Estil (NOR), Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset (NOR), Harald V (NOR), Sonja (NOR), Simon Ammann (SUI)
- 2010: Marit Bjørgen (NOR)
- 2011: Janne Ahonen (FIN)
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