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 | 1996–2002, 2004–2006 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 79 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (22nd in 1999) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Satu Maarit Anneli Salonen (born February 27, 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.
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[]
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
Olympic Games[]
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 24 | 18 | N/A | 18 | 16 | — | N/A | 7 | N/A |
| 2002 | 28 | N/A | 7 | — | 36 | DNF | — | 7 | N/A |
World Championships[]
- 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 | DNF | 14 | 11 |
World Cup[]
Season standings[]
| Season | Age | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Long Distance | Middle Distance | Sprint | ||
| 1996 | 22 | NC | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1997 | 23 | 31 | N/A | 29 | N/A | 43 |
| 1998 | 24 | 39 | N/A | 26 | N/A | 54 |
| 1999 | 25 | 22 | N/A | 25 | N/A | 27 |
| 2000 | 26 | 52 | N/A | 56 | 39 | — |
| 2001 | 27 | 45 | N/A | N/A | N/A | — |
| 2002 | 28 | 30 | N/A | N/A | N/A | — |
| 2004 | 30 | 29 | 22 | N/A | N/A | — |
| 2005 | 31 | 76 | 48 | N/A | N/A | — |
| 2006 | 32 | NC | NC | N/A | N/A | — |
Team podiums[]
- 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[]
- ^ "SALONEN Satu". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
External links[]
- Satu Salonen at the International Ski Federation
- Satu Salonen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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