Marjo Matikainen-Kallstrom

Marjo Matikainen-Kallstrom

skier

BIRTHDAY February 3, 1965
BIRTH SIGN Aquarius
BIRTHPLACE Finland
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ABOUT MARJO MATIKAINEN-KALLSTROM

Finnish cross-country skier and Olympic gold medalist, she won gold at the 1988 Calgary games in the 5 km race.

She entered her first Olympics in 1984 and won bronze in the 4 x 5 km.

She was a member of European Parliament from 1996 to 2004, and after 2004 she became a member of Finnish Parliament.

She married Arne Kallstrom in 1995.

She took gold at the 1988 Olympics where Finnish ski jumper Matti Nykanen won three golds.