Elja Hyytiäinen (born 4 January 1961) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed during the 1980s. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.

Eija Hyytiäinen
Country Finland
Full nameEija Marita Hyytiäinen
Born (1961-01-04) 4 January 1961 (age 63)
Saarijärvi, Finland
World Cup career
Seasons10 – (19821990, 1992)
Starts34
Podiums0
Overall titles0 – (15th in 1983)
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Sarajevo 4 × 5 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1980 Örnsköldsvik 3 × 5 km relay

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

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  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   20 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1984 23 19 25 17 Bronze
1988 27 32

World Championships

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 Year   Age   5 km   10 km 
 classical 
 10 km 
 freestyle 
 15 km   20 km   30 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1987 26 12 6
1989 28 13 20

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Overall
1982 21 40
1983 22 15
1984 23 28
1985 24 26
1986 25 17
1987 26 28
1988 27 NC
1989 28 36
1990 29 NC
1992 31 NC

Team podiums

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  • 7 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1  1983–84  15 February 1984   Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 4 × 5 km Relay Olympic Games[1] 3rd Määttä / Matikainen / Hämäläinen
2 26 February 1984   Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay World Cup 2nd Määttä / Savolainen / Hämäläinen
3  1984–85  10 March 1985   Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay World Cup 3rd Määttä / Matikainen / Kirvesniemi
4  1985–86  10 March 1985   Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Määttä / Savolainen / Matikainen
5  1986–87  19 March 1987   Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Matikainen / Määttä / Pyykkönen
6  1987–88  13 March 1988   Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Kirvesniemi / Matikainen / Määttä
7  1989–90  4 March 1990   Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 3rd Määttä / Kuivalainen / Pyykkönen

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

References

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  1. ^ "HYYTIÄINEN Eija". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
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