Matti Pitkänen

This article is about the cross-country skier. For the politician, see Matti Pitkänen (politician).

Matti Pitkänen (born 20 December 1948, in Ikaalinen) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won two medals in the 4 × 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics with a gold in 1976 and a bronze in 1980. He also finished sixth in the 30 km at the 1980 Winter Olympics.

Matti Pitkänen
Pitkänen in March, 1978
Country	Finland
Born	(1948-12-20) December 20, 1948 Ikaalinen, Finland
Ski club	Ikaalisten Urheilijat
World Cup career
Seasons	1 – (1983)
Indiv. starts	1
Indiv. podiums	0
Team starts	0
Overall titles	0
Medal record Men's cross-country skiing Representing Finland Olympic Games 1976 Innsbruck 4 × 10 km relay 1980 Lake Placid 4 × 10 km relay World Championships 1978 Lahti 4 × 10 km relay

Pitkänen also won a silver medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti. He also finished fourth in the 15 km, 30 km, and 50 km events at those same games.

Pitkänen won the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1978.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

• 2 medals – 1 gold, 1 bronze)

Year	Age	15 km	30 km	50 km	4 × 10 km   relay
1976	27	—	13	—	Gold
1980	31	—	6	11	Bronze

World Championships

• 1 medal – (1 silver)

Year	Age	15 km	30 km	50 km	4 × 10 km   relay
1978	27	4	4	4	Silver

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall
1983	34	NC

External links

• Matti Pitkaenen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Holmenkollen winners since 1892 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-02-24) - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
• Matti Pitkänen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)