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Finnish cross-country skier
Kati Venäläinen-Sundqvist
Country Finland
Born (1975-02-15) 15 February 1975 (age 49)
Noormarkku, Finland
Ski clubNoormarkun Nopsa
World Cup career
Seasons13 – (1995–2007)
Indiv. starts139
Indiv. podiums1
Indiv. wins0
Team starts33
Team podiums2
Team wins0
Overall titles0 – (20th in 2001)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Finland
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2001 Lahti Individual sprint
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Gällivare 4 × 5 km relay

Kati Venäläinen-Sundqvist (born Kati Sundqvist on February 15, 1975 in Noormarkku, Satakunta) is a Finnish cross-country skier who has competed since 1995. She won a silver medal in the individual sprint at the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti.

Sundqvist's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 16th in the 5 km + 5 km combined pursuit at Salt Lake City in 2002. She has five individual career victories up to 10 km from 2002 to 2005.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
1998 23 — — 41 — DNS — — —
2002 27 — 28 — 16 — 18 7 —
2006 31 — 43 — — DNF 29 7 —

World Championships

  • 1 medal – (1 silver)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1997 22 — — 35 — — — —
1999 24 — — 32 30 — — —
2001 26 — — 32 — CNX Silver —
2003 28 — — — 27 — 15 —
a. Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Tour de
Ski
1995 20 NC — — — — —
1996 21 64 — — — — —
1997 22 39 — 25 — 39 —
1998 23 51 — NC — 44 —
1999 24 47 — 64 — 47 —
2000 25 24 — 26 26 14 —
2001 26 20 — — — 20 —
2002 27 26 — — — 13 —
2003 28 31 — — — 12 —
2004 29 45 73 — — 24 —
2005 30 43 NC — — 20 —
2006 31 40 46 — — 22 —
2007 32 75 62 — — 59 —

Individual podiums

  • 1 podium
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1999–00 28 February 2000 Sweden Stockholm, Sweden 1.0 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd

Team podiums

  • 2 podiums – (2 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 2003–04 22 February 2004 Sweden Umeå, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Saarinen / Salonen / Sarasoja
2 2006–07 4 February 2007 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Manninen / Saarinen / Roponen

References

  1. "VENALAINEN Kati". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

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