Marie-Helene Östlund
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's cross country skiing | |||
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 1987 Oberstdorf | 20 km | |
| Silver | 1991 Val di Fiemme | 10 km | |
| Bronze | 1987 Oberstdorf | 4 x 5 km | |
| Bronze | 1995 Thunder Bay | 4 x 5 km | |
Marie-Helene Östlund nicknamed Billan. born as Westin (born May 14, 1966) was a Swedish cross country skier. Östlund won a very unexpected world title on the 20 km in Oberstdorf, West Germany in 1987. She did get Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal together with the Swedish Ice hockey team. She was married with the fellow swedish cross-country skier Erik Östlund
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As 20 km - 1978: Zinaida Amosova * 1980: Veronika Hesse * 1982: Raisa Smetanina * 1985: Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo * 1987: Marie-Helene Westin
As 30 km - 1989: Yelena Välbe * 1991: Lyubov Yegorova * 1993: Stefania Belmondo * 1995: Yelena Välbe * 1997: Yelena Välbe * 1999: Larisa Lazutina * 2003: Olga Zavyalova * 2005: Marit Bjørgen * 2007: Virpi Kuitunen
| Preceded by Tomas Johansson |
Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal with Swedish national men's ice hockey team 1987 |
Succeeded by Tomas Gustafson |
