# Marie-Helene Östlund

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. She is married to fellow Swedish cross-country skier Erik Östlund.
In 1994 and 1995, she won Tjejvasan.

## Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

### Olympic Games

| 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

* 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
#### Season standings

| Season | Age | Overall |
| 1986 | 20 | 28 |
| 1987 | 21 | 4 |
| 1988 | 22 | |
| 1989 | 23 | 27 |
| 1990 | 24 | 11 |
| 1991 | 25 | 4 |
| 1992 | 26 | 8 |
| 1993 | 27 | 16 |
| 1994 | 28 | 20 |
| 1995 | 29 | 13 |

#### Individual podiums

* 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 | 1st |
| 2 | 1986–87 | 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 | 1987–88 | 15 January 1988 | Toblach, Italy | 20 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 5 | 1987–88 | 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 | 1990–91 | 12 January 1991 | Klingenthal, Germany | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 8 | 1990–91 | 10 February 1991 | Val di Fiemme, Italy | 10 km Individual F | World Championships | 2nd |
| 9 | 1990–91 | 16 March 1991 | Oslo, Norway | 5 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd |

#### Team podiums

* 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 | 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 | 3rd | Frithioff / Ordina / Fanqvist |
| 4 | 1994–95 | 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.