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DeutschEija Hyytiäinen
| Eija Hyytiäinen | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Eija Marita Hyytiäinen | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 January 1961 Saarijärvi, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 10 – (1982–1990, 1992) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (15th in 1983) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Elja Hyytiäinen (born 4 January 1961) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed during the 1980s. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.
Cross-country skiing results
[edit]All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
Olympic Games
[edit]- 1 medal – (1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 20 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 23 | 19 | 25 | 17 | Bronze |
| 1988 | 27 | — | — | 32 | — |
World Championships
[edit]| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km classical | 10 km freestyle | 15 km | 20 km | 30 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 26 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| 1989 | 28 | — | — | 13 | — | — | 20 | — |
World Cup
[edit]Season standings
[edit]| Season | Age | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 21 | 40 |
| 1983 | 22 | 15 |
| 1984 | 23 | 28 |
| 1985 | 24 | 26 |
| 1986 | 25 | 17 |
| 1987 | 26 | 28 |
| 1988 | 27 | NC |
| 1989 | 28 | 36 |
| 1990 | 29 | NC |
| 1992 | 31 | NC |
Team podiums
[edit]- 7 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1983–84 | 15 February 1984 |  Sarajevo, Yugoslavia | 4 × 5 km Relay | Olympic Games[1] | 3rd | Määttä / Matikainen / Hämäläinen |
| 2 | 26 February 1984 |  Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay | World Cup | 2nd | Määttä / Savolainen / Hämäläinen | |
| 3 | 1984–85 | 10 March 1985 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay | World Cup | 3rd | Määttä / Matikainen / Kirvesniemi |
| 4 | 1985–86 | 10 March 1985 | Lahti, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 3rd | Määttä / Savolainen / Matikainen |
| 5 | 1986–87 | 19 March 1987 |  Oslo, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Matikainen / Määttä / Pyykkönen |
| 6 | 1987–88 | 13 March 1988 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Kirvesniemi / Matikainen / Määttä |
| 7 | 1989–90 | 4 March 1990 | Lahti, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay F | World Cup | 3rd | Määttä / Kuivalainen / Pyykkönen |
Note: 1 Until the 1994 Olympics, Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
References
[edit]- ^ "HYYTIÄINEN Eija". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
External links
[edit]- Eija Hyytiäinen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Eija Hyytiäinen at Olympedia
- Eija Hyytiainen at Olympics.com
- Eija Hyytiainen at CNNSI (archived)
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