Pirjo Muranen

Pirjo Muranen
Pirjo Muranen at Ski Sprint Prague, 2010
Country Finland
Full namePirjo Elina Muranen
Born (1981-03-08) 8 March 1981 (age 43)
Rovaniemi, Finland
Ski clubOunasvaaran Hiihtoseura
World Cup career
Seasons13 – (1998–2001, 2003–2011)
Starts157
Podiums15
Wins5
Overall titles0 – (7th in 2009)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver 4 × 5 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Lahti Individual sprint
Gold medal – first place 2007 Sapporo 4 × 5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2009 Liberec 4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2005 Oberstdorf Team sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Liberec Individual sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Oslo 4 × 5 km relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Saalfelden 4 × 5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2000 Štrbské Pleso Individual sprint
Gold medal – first place 2001 Karpacz 15 km freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2001 Karpacz Individual sprint
Gold medal – first place 2001 Karpacz 4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1998 Pontresina 4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1999 Saalfelden 5 km classical
Silver medal – second place 2000 Štrbské Pleso 5 km freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2001 Karpacz 5 km classical
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Štrbské Pleso 15 km classical

Pirjo Muranen (née Manninen, born 8 March 1981 in Rovaniemi) is a retired Finnish cross-country skier. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Muranen won five medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with three golds (Individual sprint: 2001, 4 × 5 km relay: 2007, 2009), a silver (Team sprint: 2005, with Riitta-Liisa Lassila), and a bronze (Individual sprint: 2009). She married on 30 June 2007; previously known by her maiden name of Pirjo Manninen.

Muranen also has sixteen additional victories up to 15 km from 2000 to 2002. She is the younger sister of Nordic combined skier Hannu. At the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo, they became the first brother-sister combination to win gold medals at the same championships.

Muranen retired from the sport in April 2011. She has then worked as a cross-country skiing pundit and studio commentator for Finland's national public-broadcasting company Yle.

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

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  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual  		 15 km 
 skiathlon  		 30 km 
 mass start  		 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2010 28 — 30 — 21 Bronze —

World Championships

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  • 6 medals – (3 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2001 19 — — 26 CNX[a] Gold DSQ —
2003 21 14 — — 18 6 DSQ —
2005 23 50 — — — — — Silver
2007 25 — — 15 — 7 Gold —
2009 27 7 — — 10 Bronze Gold —
2011 29 6 — — — 38 Bronze —
a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening 		Tour de
Ski 		World Cup
Final
1998 16 NC — NC — — — — —
1999 17 80 — — — 79 — — —
2000 18 22 — — 32 6 — — —
2001 19 11 — — — 2nd place, silver medalist(s) — — —
2003 21 16 — — — 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) — — —
2004 22 32 55 — — 15 — — —
2005 23 21 NC — — 7 — — —
2006 24 75 NC — — 46 — — —
2007 25 29 38 — — 25 — 22 —
2008 26 14 28 — — 5 — 15 43
2009 27 7 13 — — 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) — 12 6
2010 28 31 37 — — 15 — DNF DNF
2011 29 34 41 — — 17 DNF — DNF

Individual podiums

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  • 5 victories – (5 WC)
  • 15 podiums – (14 WC, 1 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1999–00 28 February 2000 Sweden Stockholm, Sweden 1.5 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
2 8 March 2000 Norway Oslo, Norway 1.5 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
3 2000–01 17 December 2000 Italy Brusson, Italy 1.0 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
4 28 December 2000 Switzerland Engelberg, Switzerland 1.0 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
5 29 December 2000 1.0 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
6 7 March 2001 Norway Oslo, Norway 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
7 2002–03 19 December 2002 Austria Linz, Austria 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
8 2003–04 18 January 2004 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 1.2 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
9 2004–05 16 January 2005 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 1.2 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
10 2007–08 30 December 2007 Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic 1.0 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 2nd
11 26 January 2008 Canada Canmore, Canada 1.2 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
12 2008–09 31 January 2009 Russia Rybinsk, Russia 1.3 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
13 13 February 2009 Italy Valdidentro, Italy 1.4 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
14 7 March 2009 Finland Lahti, Finland 1.3 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
15 2009–10 11 March 2010 Norway Drammen, Norway 1.0 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd

Team podiums

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  • 3 victories – (3 RL)
  • 14 podiums – (9 RL, 5 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 2000–01 26 November 2000 Norway Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Jauho / Kuitunen / Varis
2 9 December 2000 Italy Santa Caterina, Norway 4 × 3 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Salonen / Kuitunen / Jauho
3 2002–03 1 December 2002 Finland Rukatunturi, Finland 2 × 5 km / 2 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Viljanmaa / Palolahti / Kattilakoski
4 2003–04 6 March 2004 Finland Lahti, Finland 6 × 1.0 km Team Sprint C World Cup 2nd Pienimäki-Hietamäki
5 2004–05 23 January 2005 Italy Pragelato, Italy 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C World Cup 3rd Saarinen
6 2005–06 18 March 2006 Japan Sapporo, Japan 6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Roponen
7 2006–07 4 February 2007 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Saarinen / Venäläinen / Roponen
8 25 March 2007 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Kuitunen / Roponen / Saarinen
9 2007–08 28 October 2007 Germany Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Kuitunen
10 25 November 2007 Norway Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Sarasoja / Saarinen / Roponen
11 17 February 2008 Czech Republic Liberec, Czech Republic 4 × 1.4 km Team Sprint C World Cup 2nd Saarinen
12 2008–09 23 November 2008 Sweden Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Kuitunen / Saarinen / Roponen
13 7 December 2008 France La Clusaz, France 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Kuitunen / Roponen / Saarinen
14 2009–10 22 November 2009 Norway Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Kuitunen / Roponen / Saarinen

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "MURANEN Pirjo". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
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