Pirjo Muranen


Pirjo Muranen is a retired Finnish cross-country skier. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Muranen won five medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with three golds, a silver, and a bronze. She married on 30 June 2007; previously known by her maiden name of Pirjo Manninen.
Muranen also has sixteen additional victories up to 15 km from 2000 to 2002. She is the younger sister of Nordic combined skier Hannu. At the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo, they became the first brother-sister combination to win gold medals at the same championships.
Muranen retired from the sport in April 2011. She has then worked as a cross-country skiing pundit and studio commentator for Finland's national public-broadcasting company Yle.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation.

Olympic Games

Year Age 10 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km Sprint 4 × 5 km
relay 		Team
sprint
200119——26Gold
20032114——186
20052350————Silver
200725—15—7Gold—
2009277—10BronzeGold—
2011296——38Bronze—

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
11999–0028 February 2000 Stockholm, Sweden1.5 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
21999–008 March 2000 Oslo, Norway1.5 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
32000–0117 December 2000 Brusson, Italy1.0 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
42000–0128 December 2000 Engelberg, Switzerland1.0 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
52000–0129 December 2000 Engelberg, Switzerland1.0 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
62000–017 March 2001 Oslo, Norway1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
72002–0319 December 2002 Linz, Austria1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
82003–0418 January 2004 Nové Město, Czech Republic1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
92004–0516 January 2005 Nové Město, Czech Republic1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
102007–0830 December 2007 Prague, Czech Republic1.0 km Sprint FStage World Cup2nd
112007–0826 January 2008 Canmore, Canada1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
122008–0931 January 2009 Rybinsk, Russia1.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
132008–0913 February 2009 Valdidentro, Italy1.4 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
142008–097 March 2009 Lahti, Finland1.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
152009–1011 March 2010 Drammen, Norway1.0 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammate
12000–0126 November 2000 Beitostølen, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stJauho / Kuitunen / Varis
22000–019 December 2000 Santa Caterina, Norway4 × 3 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdSalonen / Kuitunen / Jauho
32002–031 December 2002 Rukatunturi, Finland2 × 5 km / 2 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stViljanmaa / Palolahti / Kattilakoski
42003–046 March 2004 Lahti, Finland6 × 1.0 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup2ndPienimäki-Hietamäki
52004–0523 January 2005 Pragelato, Italy6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup3rdSaarinen
62005–0618 March 2006 Sapporo, Japan6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndRoponen
72006–074 February 2007 Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdSaarinen / Venäläinen / Roponen
82006–0725 March 2007 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdKuitunen / Roponen / Saarinen
92007–0828 October 2007 Düsseldorf, Germany6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rdKuitunen
102007–0825 November 2007 Beitostølen, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdSarasoja / Saarinen / Roponen
112007–0817 February 2008 Liberec, Czech Republic4 × 1.4 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup2ndSaarinen
122008–0923 November 2008 Gällivare, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndKuitunen / Saarinen / Roponen
132008–097 December 2008 La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stKuitunen / Roponen / Saarinen
142009–1022 November 2009 Beitostølen, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdKuitunen / Roponen / Saarinen