Marie-Helene Östlund (née Westin, born 14 May 1966), is a retired Swedish cross-country skier. Östlund won a world championship title on the 20 km in Oberstdorf, West Germany, in 1987. For the feat, she was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal, shared with the Swedish ice hockey team. Östlund also won the Jerring Award the same year.[1] She is married to fellow Swedish cross-country skier Erik Östlund.
| Marie-Helene Östlund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 May 1966 Sollefteå, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ski club | Sollefteå Skidor IF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 10 – (1986–1995) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (2nd in 1988) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Cross-country skiing results
editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]
Olympic Games
edit| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 20 km | 30 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 21 | 7 | 8 | — | — | 10 | — | 6 |
| 1992 | 25 | 9 | — | 10 | 6 | — | 7 | 7 |
| 1994 | 27 | — | — | 17 | — | — | 12 | 6 |
World Championships
edit- 4 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km classical |
10 km freestyle |
15 km | Pursuit | 20 km | 30 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 20 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | Gold | — | Bronze |
| 1989 | 22 | — | 13 | 14 | — | — | — | 9 | 4 |
| 1991 | 24 | 9 | — | Silver | 6 | — | — | 6 | 6 |
| 1993 | 26 | 11 | — | — | — | 10 | — | 12 | 6 |
| 1995 | 28 | 14 | — | — | 19 | 14 | — | 15 | Bronze |
World Cup
editSeason standings
edit| Season | Age | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 20 | 28 |
| 1987 | 21 | 4 |
| 1988 | 22 | 
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| 1989 | 23 | 27 |
| 1990 | 24 | 11 |
| 1991 | 25 | 4 |
| 1992 | 26 | 8 |
| 1993 | 27 | 16 |
| 1994 | 28 | 20 |
| 1995 | 29 | 13 |
Individual podiums
edit- 2 victories
- 9 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1986–87 | 20 February 1987 |  Oberstdorf, West Germany |
20 km Individual F | World Championships[1] | 1st |
| 2 | 15 March 1987 |  Kavgolovo, Soviet Union |
10 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 3 | 1987–88 | 19 December 1987 | Reit im Winkl, West Germany |
5 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 4 | 15 January 1988 |  Toblach, Italy |
20 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 5 | 27 March 1988 |  Rovaniemi, Finland |
10 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 6 | 1990–91 | 15 December 1990 |  Davos, Switzerland |
15 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 7 | 12 January 1991 | Klingenthal, Germany |
15 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 8 | 10 February 1991 | Val di Fiemme, Italy |
10 km Individual F | World Championships[1] | 2nd | |
| 9 | 16 March 1991 |  Oslo, Norway |
5 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd |
Team podiums
edit- 4 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1986–87 | 17 February 1987 | Oberstdorf, West Germany |
4 × 5 km Relay F | World Championships[1] | 3rd | Wallin / Lamberg-Skog / Dahlman |
| 2 | 1993–94 | 13 March 1994 | Falun, Sweden |
4 × 5 km Relay F | World Cup | 3rd | Frithioff / Ordina / Frost |
| 3 | 1994–95 | 17 March 1995 |  Thunder Bay, Canada |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Championships[1] | 3rd | Frithioff / Ordina / Fanqvist |
| 4 | 26 March 1995 |  Sapporo, Japan |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Frithioff / Ordina / Fanqvist |
Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
References
edit- ^ ""Billan" har äntligen packat upp skålen". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 5 August 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "Tjejvasan" (PDF) (in Swedish). Vasloppet. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "OESTLUND WESTIN Marie Helene". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2019.