Pirjo Muranen (née Manninen, born 8 March 1981 in

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) is a retired Finnish cross-country skier. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the

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. Muranen won five medals at the

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with three golds (Individual sprint: 2001, 4 × 5 km relay: 2007, 2009), a silver (Team sprint: 2005, with Riitta-Liisa Lassila), and a bronze (Individual sprint: 2009). She married on 30 June 2007; previously known by her maiden name of Pirjo Manninen. Muranen also has sixteen additional victories up to 15 km from 2000 to 2002. She is the younger sister of

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skier

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. At the

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, they became the first brother-sister combination to win gold medals at the same championships. Muranen retired from the sport in April 2011. She has then worked as a cross-country skiing pundit and studio commentator for Finland's national public-broadcasting company

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Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

*1 medal – (1 bronze)

World Championships

* 6 medals – (3 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze) :a. Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

*5 victories – (5 ) *15 podiums – (14 , 1 )

Team podiums

*3 victories – (3 ) *14 podiums – (9 , 5 )

References

External links

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Official website
(archived) {{DEFAULTSORT:Muranen, Pirjo 1981 births Living people Skiers from Rovaniemi Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Finnish female cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Finland Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics 21st-century Finnish sportswomen