Jaana Savolainen

Jaana Maarit Savolainen (born 23 January 23, 1964 in Lappeenranta) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed from 1984 to 1993. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary and finished 18th in the 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit event at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.

Jaana Savolainen
Country Finland
Full nameJaana Maarit Savolainen
Born (1964-01-23) 23 January 1964
Lappeenranta, Finland
World Cup career
Seasons19831993
Individual wins2
Team wins1
Indiv. podiums4
Team podiums8
Indiv. starts33
Team starts13
Overall titles0 – (8th in 1986)

Savolainen also won a gold medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti. She also won the 10 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1986.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km  15 km  Pursuit   20 km  30 km  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
198824N/AN/A28N/ABronze
19922826N/A18N/A284

World Championships

  • 1 medal – (1 gold)
 Year   Age   5 km  10 km
 classical 
 10 km
 freestyle 
 15 km  20 km  30 km  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
198521N/AN/AN/A4
198723N/AN/AN/A6
198925N/A16N/AGold

Season standings

 Season   Age  Overall
198319NC
19842028
198521NC
1986228
19872356
19882428
19892528
1990269
199127NC
19922813
19932958

Individual podiums

  • 2 victories
  • 4 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1985–86 7 December 1985 Labrador City, Canada5 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
215 March 1986 Oslo, Norway10 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
3 1987–88 13 December 1987 La Clusaz, France5 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
41989–909 December 1989 Soldier Hollow, United States5 km Individual CWorld Cup1st

Team podiums

  • 1 victory
  • 8 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 1983–84 26 February 1984 Falun, Italy4 × 5 km RelayWorld Cup2ndMäättä / Hyytiäinen / Hämäläinen
2 1985–86 1 March 1986 Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdMäättä / Hyytiäinen / Matikainen
3 1986–87 1 March 1987 Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdPyykkönen / Määttä / Matikainen
4 1987–88 21 February 1988 Calgary, Canada4 × 5 km Relay FOlympic Games[1]3rdMäättä / Kirvesniemi / Matikainen
51988–8923 February 1989 Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships[1]1stMäättä / Kirvesniemi / Matikainen
6 1989–90 11 March 1990 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdPyykkönen / Määttä / Kuivalainen
7 1990–91 10 March 1991 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdLukkarinen / Lahtinen / Kirvesniemi
8 1991–92 8 March 1992 Funäsdalen, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdRiikola / Lukkarinen / Kirvesniemi

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

  1. "SAVOLAINEN Jaana". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2019.


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