Kati Lehtonen
Kati Lehtonen (née Pulkkinen, born 6 April 1975) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed from 1995 to 2002. 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 16th in two events (5 km + 10 km combined pursuit, 30 km) at those same championships.
| Kati Lehtonen | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Finland | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 April 1975 Sulkava, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | Sulkavan Urheilijat -41 | |||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 4 – (1995–1998) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (24th in 1996) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lehtonen's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 51st in the 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit at Nagano in 1998. Her only individual victory was in a 5 km event in Finland in 1997.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
World Championships
- 1 medal – (1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 5 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 21 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 16 | Bronze |
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Long Distance | Sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 19 | 58 | N/A | N/A |
| 1996 | 20 | 24 | N/A | N/A |
| 1997 | 21 | 37 | 36 | 56 |
| 1998 | 22 | 54 | NC | 47 |
Team podiums
- 3 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1995–96 | 17 March 1996 |  Oslo, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Sirviö / Pyykkönen / Kittilä |
| 2 | 1996–97 | 28 February 1997 | Trondheim, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Championships[1] | 3rd | Sirviö / Pyykkönen / Salonen |
| 3 | 9 March 1997 |  Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Pyykkönen / Sirviö / Salonen |
Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
References
- "PULKKINEN Kati". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
External links
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