Pirkko Määttä


Pirkko Sisko Määttä is a Finnish former cross-country skier who was born in Kuusamo and competed from 1982 to 1995. She won two 4 × 5 km relay bronze medals at the Winter Olympics.
Määttä won a complete set of medals at the 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 4 × 5 km relay, a silver in the 10 km classical, and a bronze in the 15 km. She earned her only individual victory at a 1992 event in Norway.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation.

Olympic Games

Season standings

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 1988–89 17 December 1988 Davos, Switzerland10 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
2 1988–89 17 February 1989 Lahti, Finland10 km Individual CWorld Championships2nd
3 1988–89 21 February 1989 Lahti, Finland15 km Individual CWorld Championships3rd

Team podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammates
1 1983–84 15 February 1984 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia4 × 5 km RelayOlympic Games3rdHyytiäinen / Matikainen / Hämäläinen
2 1983–84 26 February 1984 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km RelayWorld Cup2ndHyytiäinen / Savolainen / Hämäläinen
3 1984–85 10 March 1985 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km RelayWorld Cup3rdHyytiäinen / Matikainen / Kirvesniemi
4 1985–86 10 March 1985 Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdHyytiäinen / Savolainen / Matikainen
5 1986–87 1 March 1987 Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdPyykkönen / Savolainen / Matikainen
6 1986–87 19 March 1987 Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndHyytiäinen / Matikainen / Pyykkönen
7 1987–88 21 February 1988 Calgary, Canada4 × 5 km Relay FOlympic Games3rdKirvesniemi / Matikainen / Savolainen
8 1987–88 13 March 1988 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndKirvesniemi / Matikainen / Hyytiäinen
91988–8923 February 1989 Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships1stKirvesniemi / Savolainen / Matikainen
10 1989–90 4 March 1990 Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdKuivalainen / Hyytiäinen / Pyykkönen
11 1989–90 11 March 1990 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdPyykkönen / Kuivalainen / Savolainen

Note: Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.