Hilkka Riihivuori
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Hilkka Riihivuori in March, 1980 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1952-12-24) 24 December 1952 (age 71) Jurva, Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ski club | Tampereen Pyrintö | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seasons | 1 – (1982) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starts | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (12th in 1982) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hilkka Riihivuori (née Kuntola, born 24 December 1952 in Jurva, Southern Ostrobothnia) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s and 1980s. She competed in three Winter Olympics, earning a total of four medals (1972 and 1976 under her maiden name and 1980 under her married name.). Riihivuori also competed several times at the Holmenkollen ski festival, winning twice at 10 km (1974, 1980) and once at 5 km (1977).
Riihivuori's biggest success was at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, where she won two medals in the 10 km (silver: 1982, bronze: 1978), a gold medal in the 4 × 5 km relay (1978), and two silver medals in the 5 km (1978, 1982).
For her successes in Nordic skiing World Championships and at the Holmenkollen, Kuntola received the Holmenkollen medal in 1977 (Shared with Helena Takalo and Walter Steiner.).
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
Olympic Games
- 4 medals – (4 silver)
Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
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1972 | 19 | 5 | 8 | Silver |
1976 | 23 | 4 | 9 | Silver |
1980 | 27 | Silver | Silver | 5 |
World Championships
- 6 medals – (1 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze)
Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 20 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
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1974 | 21 | — | — | — | 4 |
1978 | 25 | Silver | Bronze | 4 | Gold |
1982 | 29 | Silver | Silver | Bronze | 4 |
World Cup
Season standings
Season | Age | Overall |
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1982 | 29 | 12 |
Individual podiums
- 3 podiums
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
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1 | 1981–82 | 19 February 1982 | Oslo, Norway | 10 km Individual | World Championships[1] | 2nd |
2 | 22 February 1982 | Oslo, Norway | 5 km Individual | World Championships[1] | 2nd | |
3 | 26 February 1982 | Oslo, Norway | 20 km Individual | World Championships[1] | 3rd |
Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
References
- ^ "RIHIVUORI Hilkka". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- Holmenkollen medalists at the Wayback Machine (archived February 24, 2007) - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 at the Wayback Machine (archived February 24, 2007) - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
External links
- Hilkka Kuntola at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation. Maiden name
- Hilkka Riihivuori at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation. Married name
- Hilkka Riihivuori at Olympedia
- Hilkka Riihivuori at Olympics.com
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- 1954: Lyubov Kozyreva, Margarita Maslennikova, Valentina Tsaryova,
- 1958: Radya Yeroshina, Alevtina Kolchina, Lyubov Kozyreva
- 1962: Lyubov Baranova, Maria Gusakova, Alevtina Kolchina
- 1966: Klavdiya Boyarskikh, Rita Achkina, Alevtina Kolchina
- 1970: Nina Baldycheva, Galina Kulakova, Alevtina Olyunina
- 1974: Nina Baldycheva, Nina Selyunina, Raisa Smetanina, Galina Kulakova
- 1978: Taina Impiö, Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen, Hilkka Riihivuori, Helena Takalo
- 1982: Anette Bøe, Inger Helene Nybråten, Berit Aunli, Brit Pettersen
- 1985: Tamara Tikhonova, Raisa Smetanina, Liliya Vasilchenko, Anfisa Romanova
- 1987: Antonina Ordina, Nina Gavrylyuk, Larisa Ptistyna, Anfisa Reztsova
- 1989: Pirkko Määttä, Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi, Jaana Savolainen, Marjo Matikainen
- 1991: Lyubov Yegorova, Raisa Smetanina, Tamara Tikhonova, Yelena Välbe
- 1993: Yelena Välbe, Larisa Lazutina, Nina Gavrylyuk, Lyubov Yegorova
- 1995: Olga Danilova, Yelena Välbe, Larisa Lazutina, Nina Gavrylyuk
- 1997: Olga Danilova, Larisa Lazutina, Nina Gavrylyuk, Yelena Välbe
- 1999: Olga Danilova, Larisa Lazutina, Anfisa Reztsova, Nina Gavrylyuk
- 2001: Olga Danilova, Larisa Lazutina, Yuliya Chepalova, Nina Gavrylyuk
- 2003: Manuela Henkel, Viola Bauer, Claudia Künzel, Evi Sachenbacher
- 2005: Vibeke Skofterud, Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen, Kristin Størmer Steira, Marit Bjørgen
- 2007: Virpi Kuitunen, Aino-Kaisa Saarinen, Riitta-Liisa Roponen, Pirjo Manninen
- 2009: Pirjo Muranen, Virpi Kuitunen, Riitta-Liisa Roponen, Aino-Kaisa Saarinen
- 2011: Vibeke Skofterud, Therese Johaug, Kristin Størmer Steira, Marit Bjørgen
- 2013: Heidi Weng, Therese Johaug, Kristin Størmer Steira, Marit Bjørgen
- 2015: Heidi Weng, Therese Johaug, Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen, Marit Bjørgen
- 2017: Maiken Caspersen Falla, Heidi Weng, Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen, Marit Bjørgen
- 2019: Ebba Andersson, Frida Karlsson, Charlotte Kalla, Stina Nilsson
- 2021: Tiril Udnes Weng, Heidi Weng, Therese Johaug, Helene Marie Fossesholm
- 2023: Tiril Udnes Weng, Astrid Øyre Slind, Ingvild Flugstad Østberg, Anne Kjersti Kalvå
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