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Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi

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Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi is a Finnish cross-country skier, born September 10, 1955, in Simpele, South Karelia. At the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics she swept the individual women events, becoming the first Finn in 60 years to win three gold medals at one Games, including victory in the newly added 20 kilometre event over Soviet rival Raisa Smetanina. Across her career she won seven Olympic medals in total, three gold and four bronze, along with eight World Championship medals, three of them gold.

Facts
Birth Year
1955 1
Birth Date
1955-09-10 1
Nationality
Finnish 1
Career Highlight
Won all three individual cross-country skiing events, the 5, 10 and 20 kilometre races, at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
Connections

Competed In

1988 Winter Olympics, Competitions
Source Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi - Wikipedia
1994 Winter Olympics, Competitions
Source Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi - Wikipedia

Plays

Nordic Skiing, Sports
Source Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi - Wikipedia
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Nationality

Finland

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Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (née Hämäläinen; born 10 September 1955) is a Finnish former cross-country skier.
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1. Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi - Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (née Hämäläinen; born 10 September 1955) is a Finnish former cross-country skier.
  • Career section, 1984 Winter Olympics
    She was the big figure at the 1984 Olympics in Sarajevo, winning all three individual cross-country skiing events (5, 10 and 20 km)
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (née Hämäläinen; born 10 September 1955) is a Finnish former cross-country skier.
  • Plays: Nordic Skiing, lead paragraph, plays
    Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (née Hämäläinen; born 10 September 1955) is a Finnish former cross-country skier.
  • Competed In: 1994 Winter Olympics, Lead or career section
    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.
  • Competed In: 1988 Winter Olympics, Lead or career section
    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.
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