# Pirkko Määttä

Pirkko Sisko Määttä (born 7 March 1959) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who was born in Kuusamo and competed from 1982 to 1995. She won two 4 × 5 km relay bronze medals (1984, 1988) at the Winter Olympics.
Määttä won a complete set of medals at the 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 4 × 5 km relay, a silver in the 10 km classical, and a bronze in the 15 km. She earned her only individual victory at a 1992 event in Norway.

## Cross-country skiing results

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

### Olympic Games

* 2 medals – (2 bronze)
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 20 km | 30 km | 4 × 5 km  relay |
| 1984 | 24 | 10 | 19 | — | — | 9 | — | Bronze |
| 1988 | 28 | 16 | 7 | — | — | — | — | Bronze |
| 1992 | 32 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 1994 | 34 | 9 | — | — | 15 | — | 14 | 4 |

### World Championships

* 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km  classical | 10 km  freestyle | 15 km | Pursuit | 20 km | 30 km | 4 × 5 km  relay |
| 1982 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 1985 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 1987 | 27 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| 1989 | 29 | — | Silver | — | Bronze | — | — | 21 | Gold |
| 1991 | 31 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 1993 | 33 | 6 | — | — | 7 | 15 | — | 15 | 4 |
| 1995 | 35 | 12 | — | — | 8 | 30 | — | — | 6 |

### World Cup
#### Season standings

| Season | Age | Overall |
| 1982 | 22 | 66 |
| 1983 | 23 | 22 |
| 1984 | 24 | 17 |
| 1985 | 25 | 38 |
| 1986 | 26 | 9 |
| 1987 | 27 | 12 |
| 1988 | 28 | 11 |
| 1989 | 29 | 9 |
| 1990 | 30 | 20 |
| 1991 | 31 | 16 |
| 1992 | 32 | 32 |
| 1993 | 33 | 14 |
| 1994 | 34 | 19 |
| 1995 | 35 | 18 |

#### Individual podiums

* 3 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
| 1 | 1988–89 | 17 December 1988 | Davos, Switzerland | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 2 | 1988–89 | 17 February 1989 | Lahti, Finland | 10 km Individual C | World Championships | 2nd |
| 3 | 1988–89 | 21 February 1989 | Lahti, Finland | 15 km Individual C | World Championships | 3rd |

#### Team podiums

* 1 victory
* 11 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
| 1 | 1983–84 | 15 February 1984 | Sarajevo, Yugoslavia | 4 × 5 km Relay | Olympic Games | 3rd | Hyytiäinen / Matikainen / Hämäläinen |
| 2 | 1983–84 | 26 February 1984 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay | World Cup | 2nd | Hyytiäinen / Savolainen / Hämäläinen |
| 3 | 1984–85 | 10 March 1985 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay | World Cup | 3rd | Hyytiäinen / Matikainen / Kirvesniemi |
| 4 | 1985–86 | 10 March 1985 | Lahti, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 3rd | Hyytiäinen / Savolainen / Matikainen |
| 5 | 1986–87 | 1 March 1987 | Lahti, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Pyykkönen / Savolainen / Matikainen |
| 6 | 1986–87 | 19 March 1987 | Oslo, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Hyytiäinen / Matikainen / Pyykkönen |
| 7 | 1987–88 | 21 February 1988 | Calgary, Canada | 4 × 5 km Relay F | Olympic Games | 3rd | Kirvesniemi / Matikainen / Savolainen |
| 8 | 1987–88 | 13 March 1988 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Kirvesniemi / Matikainen / Hyytiäinen |
| 9 | 1988–89 | 23 February 1989 | Lahti, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Championships | 1st | Kirvesniemi / Savolainen / Matikainen |
| 10 | 1989–90 | 4 March 1990 | Lahti, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay F | World Cup | 3rd | Kuivalainen / Hyytiäinen / Pyykkönen |
| 11 | 1989–90 | 11 March 1990 | Örnsköldsvik, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Pyykkönen / Kuivalainen / Savolainen |
Note: $^1$ Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.