Satu Maarit Anneli Salonen (born 27 February 1973 in
Vahto
Vahto () is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Rusko on January 1, 2009.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 1,876 (2004-12-31) ...
) 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
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1997 took place from February 21 to March 2 at Granåsen Ski Centre in Trondheim, Norway. This event was the first time in consecutive championships that the number or type of events did not change since 19 ...
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
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was seventh in the 10 km at
Salt Lake City
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in
2002
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. Her best individual finishes was second twice in
Finland
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(2001, 2005).
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the
International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
World Championships
* 1 medal – (1 bronze)
World Cup
Season standings
Team podiums
* 4 podiums
Note: Until the
1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
References
External links
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1973 births
Living people
People from Rusko
Finnish female cross-country skiers
Cross-country skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
Sportspeople from Southwest Finland
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