Marie-Helene Östlund

Marie-Helene Östlund (née Westin, born 14 May 1966), is a retired Swedish cross-country skier. Östlund won a world championship title on the 20 km in Oberstdorf, West Germany, in 1987. For the feat, she was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal, shared with the Swedish ice hockey team. She is married to fellow Swedish cross-country skier Erik Östlund.

Marie-Helene Östlund
Country Sweden
Born (1966-05-14) 14 May 1966
Sollefteå, Sweden
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1993)​
Ski clubSollefteå Skidor IF
World Cup career
Seasons1986–1995
Individual wins2
Team wins0
Indiv. podiums9
Team podiums4
Indiv. starts60
Team starts12
Overall titles0 – (2nd in 1988)
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
1987 Oberstdorf 20 km freestyle
1991 Val di Fiemme 10 km freestyle
1995 Thunder Bay 4 × 5 km relay
1987 Oberstdorf 4 × 5 km relay
Junior World Championships
1985 Täsch 3 × 5 km relay

In 1994 and 1995, she won Tjejvasan.[1]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km  15 km  Pursuit   20 km  30 km  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
19882178N/AN/A10N/A6
1992259N/A106N/A77
199427—N/A17—N/A126

World Championships
  • 4 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km  10 km
 classical 		  10 km
 freestyle 		  15 km  Pursuit  20 km  30 km  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1987201111N/AN/AN/AGoldN/ABronze
198922N/A1314—N/AN/A94
1991249N/ASilver6N/AN/A66
19932611N/AN/A—10N/A126
19952814N/AN/A1914N/A15Bronze

Season standings
 Season   Age  Overall
19862028
1987214
198822
19892327
19902411
1991254
1992268
19932716
19942820
19952913

Individual podiums
  • 2 victories
  • 9 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
11986–8720 February 1987 Oberstdorf, West Germany20 km Individual FWorld Championships[1]1st
215 March 1987 Kavgolovo, Soviet Union10 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
31987–8819 December 1987 Reit im Winkl, West Germany5 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
415 January 1988 Toblach, Italy20 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
527 March 1988 Rovaniemi, Finland10 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
61990–9115 December 1990 Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
712 January 1991 Klingenthal, Germany15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
810 February 1991 Val di Fiemme, Italy10 km Individual FWorld Championships[1]2nd
916 March 1991 Oslo, Norway5 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums
  • 4 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 1986–87 17 February 1987 Oberstdorf, West Germany4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Championships[1]3rdWallin / Lamberg-Skog / Dahlman
2 1993–94 13 March 1994 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdFrithioff / Ordina / Frost
3 1994–95 17 March 1995 Thunder Bay, Canada4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships[1]3rdFrithioff / Ordina / Fanqvist
426 March 1995 Sapporo, Japan4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdFrithioff / Ordina / Fanqvist

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

References
  1. "Tjejvasan" (PDF) (in Swedish). Vasloppet. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  2. "OESTLUND WESTIN Marie Helene". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
Preceded by
Tomas Johansson		 Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal
with
Swedish national men's ice hockey team
1987		 Succeeded by
Tomas Gustafson
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