Seasons 1984–1989 Overall titles 3 Role Politician | Indiv. podiums 15 Individual wins 7 Total podiums 15 | |
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Name Marjo Matikainen-Kallstrom Olympic medals Cross Country Skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics -Women\'s 10km Similar People Marja‑Liisa Kirvesniemi, Pirkko Maatta, Raisa Smetanina, Harri Kirvesniemi, Vida Venciene | ||
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Marjo Tuulevi Matikainen-Kallström (born February 3, 1965 in Lohja) is a politician and former Finnish cross-country skier.
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Politics
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.
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 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:
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.