Satu Salonen

Satu Maarit Anneli Salonen (born February 27, 1973 in Vahto) 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 and had her best finish of 12th in the 5 km event at those same championships.

Satu Salonen
Country Finland
Full nameSatu Maarit Anneli Salonen
Born (1973-02-27) 27 February 1973
Vahto, Finland
Ski clubVahdon Tuisku
World Cup career
Seasons19962002, 20042006
Team wins0
Indiv. podiums0
Team podiums4
Indiv. starts79
Team starts26
Overall titles0 – (22nd in 1999)
Discipline titles0

Salonen's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was seventh in the 10 km at Salt Lake City in 2002. Her best individual finishes was second twice in Finland (2001, 2005).

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   5 km  10 km  15 km  Pursuit  30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
19982418N/A1816N/A7N/A
200228N/A736DNF7N/A

World Championships

  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   15 km  Pursuit  30 km  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
19972312261922Bronze
19992518DNFDNF1411

Season standings

 Season   Age 
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint
199622NCN/AN/AN/AN/A
19972331N/A29N/A43
19982439N/A26N/A54
19992522N/A25N/A27
20002652N/A5639
20012745N/AN/AN/A
20022830N/AN/AN/A
2004302922N/AN/A
2005317648N/AN/A
200632NCNCN/AN/A

Team podiums

  • 4 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 1996–97 28 February 1997 Trondheim, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships[1]3rdSirviö / Pyykkönen / Pulkkinen
29 March 1997 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdPyykkönen / Sirviö / Pulkkinen
3 2000–01 16 December 2000 Santa Caterina, Italy4 × 3 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdManninen / Kuitunen / Jauho
4 2003–04 22 February 2004 Umeå, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdSaarinen / Sarasoja-Lilja / Sundqvist

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

References

  1. "SALONEN Satu". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2019.


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