Kati Lehtonen

Kati Lehtonen
Country Finland
Born (1975-04-06) 6 April 1975 (age 49)
Sulkava, Finland
Ski clubSulkavan Urheilijat -41
World Cup career
Seasons4 – (19951998)
Starts34
Podiums0
Overall titles0 – (24th in 1996)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Women's cross-country skiing
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Trondheim 4 × 5 km relay
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Gällivare 4 × 5 km relay

Kati Lehtonen (née Pulkkinen, born 6 April 1975) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed from 1995 to 2002. She won a bronze medal at the 4 × 5 km relay in the 1997 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and had her best finish of 16th in two events (5 km + 10 km combined pursuit, 30 km) at those same championships.

Lehtonen's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 51st in the 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit at Nagano in 1998. Her only individual victory was in a 5 km event in Finland in 1997.

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

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 Year   Age   5 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1998 22 57 51

World Championships

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  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1997 21 25 19 16 16 Bronze

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Overall Long Distance Sprint
1995 19 58
1996 20 24
1997 21 37 36 56
1998 22 54 NC 47

Team podiums

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  • 3 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1  1995–96  17 March 1996 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Sirviö / Pyykkönen / Kittilä
2  1996–97  28 February 1997 Norway Trondheim, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Championships[1] 3rd Sirviö / Pyykkönen / Salonen
3 9 March 1997 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Pyykkönen / Sirviö / Salonen

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

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  1. ^ "PULKKINEN Kati". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
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