Jaana Savolainen

Jaana Savolainen
Jaana Savolainen
Country	Finland
Full name	Jaana Maarit Savolainen
Born	23 January 1964 (age 60); Lappeenranta, Finland
World Cup career
Seasons	11 – (1983–1993)
Indiv. starts	33
Indiv. podiums	4
Indiv. wins	2
Team starts	13
Team podiums	8
Team wins	1
Overall titles	0 – (8th in 1986)
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing Finland
Olympic Games
World Championships
Junior World Championships

Jaana Maarit Savolainen (born 23 January 1964) 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.^[1]

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).^[2]

Olympic Games

1 medal – (1 bronze)

Year	Age	5 km	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	20 km	30 km	4 × 5 km relay
1988	24	—	—	—	—	28	—	Bronze
1992	28	26	—	—	18	—	28	4

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
1985	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
1987	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	6
1989	25	—	—	16	—	—	—	Gold

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall
1983	19	NC
1984	20	28
1985	21	NC
1986	22	8
1987	23	56
1988	24	28
1989	25	28
1990	26	9
1991	27	NC
1992	28	13
1993	29	58

Individual podiums

2 victories
4 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	1985–86	7 December 1985	Labrador City, Canada	5 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
2	1985–86	15 March 1986	Oslo, Norway	10 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
3	1987–88	13 December 1987	La Clusaz, France	5 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
4	1989–90	9 December 1989	Soldier Hollow, United States	5 km Individual C	World Cup	1st

Team podiums

1 victory
8 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	1983–84	26 February 1984	Falun, Italy	4 × 5 km Relay	World Cup	2nd	Määttä / Hyytiäinen / Hämäläinen
2	1985–86	1 March 1986	Lahti, Finland	4 × 5 km Relay C	World Cup	3rd	Määttä / Hyytiäinen / Matikainen
3	1986–87	1 March 1987	Lahti, Finland	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Pyykkönen / Määttä / Matikainen
4	1987–88	21 February 1988	Calgary, Canada	4 × 5 km Relay F	Olympic Games^[1]	3rd	Määttä / Kirvesniemi / Matikainen
5	1988–89	23 February 1989	Lahti, Finland	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Championships^[1]	1st	Määttä / Kirvesniemi / Matikainen
6	1989–90	11 March 1990	Örnsköldsvik, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Pyykkönen / Määttä / Kuivalainen
7	1990–91	10 March 1991	Falun, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C	World Cup	3rd	Lukkarinen / Lahtinen / Kirvesniemi
8	1991–92	8 March 1992	Funäsdalen, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C	World Cup	3rd	Riikola / 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

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jaana Savolainen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
^ "SAVOLAINEN Jaana". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2019.

Holmenkollen winners since 1892 at the Wayback Machine (archived 24 February 2007) - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)

External links

Jaana Savolainen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
Jaana Savolainen at Olympics.com
Jaana Savolainen at Olympedia (archive)

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[1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jaana Savolainen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.

[FISprofile-2] "SAVOLAINEN Jaana". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2019.

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