Matti Pitkänen (born 20 December 1948, in

Ikaalinen Ikaalinen (; ) is a city and municipality of Finland. It is part of the Pirkanmaa region, located northwest of Tampere. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipalities ...

) 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

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with a gold in 1976 and a bronze in 1980. He also finished sixth in the 30 km at the

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. Pitkänen also won a silver medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the

1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1978 took place February 18–26, 1978 in Lahti, Finland. This was Lahti's record fourth time hosting the event after previously doing so in 1926, 1938, and 1958. The women's 20 km event was added. Me ...

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. 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

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in 1978.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

* 2 medals – 1 gold, 1 bronze)

World Championships

* 1 medal – (1 silver)

World Cup

Season standings

References

External links

* * - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file * 1951 births Living people People from Ikaalinen Cross-country skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics Finnish male cross-country skiers Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 1976 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1980 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Finland Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Olympic cross-country skiers for Finland Skiers from Pirkanmaa 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-XC-skiing-bio-stub