Marjatta Kajosmaa

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Medal record
Women's cross country skiing
Olympic Games
Silver	1972 Sapporo	5 km
Silver	1972 Sapporo	3 x 5 km
Silver	1976 Innsbruck	4 x 5 km
Bronze	1972 Sapporo	10 km
World Championships
Silver	1970 Vysoké Tatry	10 km
Bronze	1970 Vysoké Tatry	3 x 5 km

Marjatta Kajosmaa (born February 3, 1938 in Vehkalahti) is a Finnish former cross country skier who competed during the 1970s. She competed in two Winter Olympics, earning a total of four medals. Kajosmaa also competed several times at the Holmenkollen ski festival, winning four times at 10 km (1969, 1971-1973) and three times at 5 km (1969, 1972-1973). Additionally, she won two medals at the 1970 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver in the 10 km, and a bronze in 3 x 5 km.

For her successes in Nordic skiing and at the Holmenkollen, Kajosmaa received the Holmenkollen medal in 1971 (Shared with Berit Mørdre Lammedal and Reidar Hjermstad.). She was the first Finnish woman to ever win the Holmenkollen medal.

[edit] External links

• FIS-Ski: Marjatta Kajosmaa - statistics
• Holmenkollen medalists - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
• Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)

Awards
Preceded by Kaija Mustonen	Finnish Sportswoman of the Year 1969 – 1972	Succeeded by Mona-Lisa Pursiainen
Preceded by Pål Tyldum	Holmenkollen medal with Berit Mørdre Lammedal and Reidar Hjermstad 1971	Succeeded by Rauno Miettinen Magne Myrmo