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Medal record Women's cross country skiing Olympic Games Silver 1972 Sapporo 5 km Silver 1972 Sapporo 3 x 5 km Silver 1976 Innsbruck 4 x 5 km Bronze 1972 Sapporo 10 km World Championships Silver 1970 Vysoké Tatry 10 km Bronze 1970 Vysoké Tatry 3 x 5 km Marjatta Kajosmaa (born February 3, 1938 in Vehkalahti) is a Finnish former cross country skier who competed during the 1970s. She competed in two Winter Olympics, earning a total of four medals. Kajosmaa also competed several times at the Holmenkollen ski festival, winning four times at 10 km (1969, 1971-1973) and three times at 5 km (1969, 1972-1973). Additionally, she won two medals at the 1970 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver in the 10 km, and a bronze in 3 x 5 km.
For her successes in Nordic skiing and at the Holmenkollen, Kajosmaa received the Holmenkollen medal in 1971 (Shared with Berit Mørdre Lammedal and Reidar Hjermstad.). She was the first Finnish woman to ever win the Holmenkollen medal.
References
- Marjatta Kajosmaa 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)
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:- 1938 births
- Living people
- People from Hamina
- Cross-country skiers at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 1972 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Finnish cross-country skiers
- Holmenkollen medalists
- Holmenkollen winners
- Olympic cross-country skiers of Finland
- Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
- Finnish cross-country skiing biography stubs
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