Hilkka Riihivuori Explained

Hilkka Riihivuori
Birth Date:24 December 1952
Birth Place:Jurva, Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland
Club:Tampereen Pyrintö
Seasons:1 – (1982)
Wins:0
Totalpodiums:3
Teampodiums:0
Individual Starts:4
Team Starts:1
Wcoveralls:0 – (12th in 1982)
Show-Medals:no

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

 Year   Age   5 km  10 km  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
19
23
27

World Championships

 Year   Age   5 km  10 km  20 km  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
21 4
25 Silver Bronze 4 Gold
29 Silver Silver Bronze 4

World Cup

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
11981–8219 February 1982 Oslo, Norway 10 km Individual World Championships2nd
2 22 February 1982 Oslo, Norway 5 km Individual World Championships2nd
3 26 February 1982 Oslo, Norway 20 km Individual World Championships3rd
Note: Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: RIHIVUORI Hilkka . . FIS-Ski . International Ski Federation . 20 December 2019.