Marie-Helene Östlund
| Marie-Helene Östlund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 May 1966 Sollefteå, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ski club | Sollefteå Skidor IF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 10 – (1986–1995) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (2nd in 1988) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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. Östlund also won the Jerring Award the same year.[1] She is married to fellow Swedish cross-country skier Erik Östlund.
In 1994 and 1995, she won Tjejvasan.[2]
Cross-country skiing results
[edit]All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]
Olympic Games
[edit]| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 20 km | 30 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 21 | 7 | 8 | — | — | 10 | — | 6 |
| 1992 | 25 | 9 | — | 10 | 6 | — | 7 | 7 |
| 1994 | 27 | — | — | 17 | — | — | 12 | 6 |
World Championships
[edit]- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 20 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | Gold | — | Bronze |
| 1989 | 22 | — | 13 | 14 | — | — | — | 9 | 4 |
| 1991 | 24 | 9 | — | Silver | 6 | — | — | 6 | 6 |
| 1993 | 26 | 11 | — | — | — | 10 | — | 12 | 6 |
| 1995 | 28 | 14 | — | — | 19 | 14 | — | 15 | Bronze |
World Cup
[edit]Season standings
[edit]| Season | Age | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 20 | 28 |
| 1987 | 21 | 4 |
| 1988 | 22 | 
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| 1989 | 23 | 27 |
| 1990 | 24 | 11 |
| 1991 | 25 | 4 |
| 1992 | 26 | 8 |
| 1993 | 27 | 16 |
| 1994 | 28 | 20 |
| 1995 | 29 | 13 |
Individual podiums
[edit]- 2 victories
- 9 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1986–87 | 20 February 1987 |  Oberstdorf, West Germany |
20 km Individual F | World Championships[1] | 1st |
| 2 | 15 March 1987 |  Kavgolovo, Soviet Union |
10 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 3 | 1987–88 | 19 December 1987 | Reit im Winkl, West Germany |
5 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 4 | 15 January 1988 |  Toblach, Italy |
20 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 5 | 27 March 1988 |  Rovaniemi, Finland |
10 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 6 | 1990–91 | 15 December 1990 |  Davos, Switzerland |
15 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 7 | 12 January 1991 | Klingenthal, Germany |
15 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 8 | 10 February 1991 | Val di Fiemme, Italy |
10 km Individual F | World Championships[1] | 2nd | |
| 9 | 16 March 1991 |  Oslo, Norway |
5 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd |
Team podiums
[edit]- 4 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1986–87 | 17 February 1987 | Oberstdorf, West Germany |
4 × 5 km Relay F | World Championships[1] | 3rd | Wallin / Lamberg-Skog / Dahlman |
| 2 | 1993–94 | 13 March 1994 | Falun, Sweden |
4 × 5 km Relay F | World Cup | 3rd | Frithioff / Ordina / Frost |
| 3 | 1994–95 | 17 March 1995 |  Thunder Bay, Canada |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Championships[1] | 3rd | Frithioff / Ordina / Fanqvist |
| 4 | 26 March 1995 |  Sapporo, Japan |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Frithioff / Ordina / Fanqvist |
Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
References
[edit]- ^ ""Billan" har äntligen packat upp skålen". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 5 August 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "Tjejvasan" (PDF) (in Swedish). Vasloppet. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "OESTLUND WESTIN Marie Helene". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Cross-country skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
- Swedish female cross-country skiers
- Olympic cross-country skiers for Sweden
- People from Sollefteå Municipality
- 20th-century Swedish women