Marie-Helene Östlund

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Personal information

Full name

Marie-Helene Östlund

Born

14 May 1966
Sollefteå, Sweden

Professional information

Club

Sollefteå SK

Skis

World Cup

Seasons

1986-1995

Wins

Additional podiums

Total podiums

Medal record

Marie-Helene Östlund, née Westin (born 14 May 1966), is a retired Swedish cross-country skier. Östlund won a very unexpected world 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. She is married to fellow Swedish cross-country skier Erik Östlund.

External links

v t e World champions in women's 20 km and 30 km cross-country skiing

20 km	1978: Zinaida Amosova (URS) 1980: Veronika Hesse (GDR) 1982: Raisa Smetanina (URS) 1985: Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo (NOR) 1987: Marie-Helene Westin (SWE)

30 km	1989: Yelena Välbe (URS) 1991: Lyubov Yegorova (URS) 1993: Stefania Belmondo (ITA) 1995: Yelena Välbe (RUS) 1997: Yelena Välbe (RUS) 1999: Larisa Lazutina (RUS) 2001: cancelled 2003: Olga Zavyalova (URS) 2005: Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 2007: Virpi Kuitunen (FIN) 2009: Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 2011: Therese Johaug (NOR) 2013: Marit Bjørgen (NOR)

Preceded by Tomas Johansson	Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal with Swedish national men's ice hockey team 1987	Succeeded by Tomas Gustafson

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