Satu Maarit Anneli Salonen (born 27 February 1973 in Vahto) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed from 1993 to 2005. She won a bronze medal at the 4 × 5 km relay in the 1997 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and had her best finish of 12th in the 5 km event at those same championships.
| Satu Salonen | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Satu Maarit Anneli Salonen | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 February 1973 Vahto, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | Vahdon Tuisku | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 10 – (1996–2002, 2004–2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (22nd in 1999) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Salonen's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was seventh in the 10 km at Salt Lake City in 2002. Her best individual finishes was second twice in Finland (2001, 2005).
Cross-country skiing results
editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
Olympic Games
edit| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 24 | 18 | — | 18 | 16 | — | — | 7 |
| 2002 | 28 | — | 7 | — | 36 | DNF | — | 7 |
World Championships
edit- 1 medal – (1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 5 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 23 | 12 | 26 | 19 | 22 | Bronze |
| 1999 | 25 | 18 | DNF | DNS | 14 | 11 |
World Cup
editSeason standings
edit| Season | Age | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Long Distance | Middle Distance | Sprint | ||
| 1996 | 23 | NC | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 24 | 31 | — | 29 | — | 43 |
| 1998 | 25 | 39 | — | 26 | — | 54 |
| 1999 | 26 | 22 | — | 25 | — | 27 |
| 2000 | 27 | 52 | — | 56 | 39 | — |
| 2001 | 28 | 45 | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 29 | 30 | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 31 | 29 | 22 | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 32 | 76 | 48 | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 33 | NC | NC | — | — | — |
Team podiums
edit- 4 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1996–97 | 28 February 1997 |  Trondheim, Norway |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Championships[1] | 3rd | Sirviö / Pyykkönen / Pulkkinen |
| 2 | 9 March 1997 |  Falun, Sweden |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Pyykkönen / Sirviö / Pulkkinen | |
| 3 | 2000–01 | 16 December 2000 |  Santa Caterina, Italy |
4 × 3 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Manninen / Kuitunen / Jauho |
| 4 | 2003–04 | 22 February 2004 | Umeå, Sweden |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Saarinen / Sarasoja-Lilja / Sundqvist |
Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
References
edit- ^ "SALONEN Satu". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
External links
edit- Satu Salonen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Satu Salonen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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