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(Redirected from Marie-Helene Westin) Swedish cross-country skier

Marie-Helene Östlund
Country Sweden
Born (1966-05-14) 14 May 1966 (age 58)
Sollefteå, Sweden
Spouse(s) Erik Östlund ​(m. 1993)​
Ski clubSollefteå Skidor IF
World Cup career
Seasons10 – (1986–1995)
Indiv. starts60
Indiv. podiums9
Indiv. wins2
Team starts12
Team podiums4
Team wins0
Overall titles0 – (2nd in 1988)
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1987 Oberstdorf 20 km freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1991 Val di Fiemme 10 km freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Oberstdorf 4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Thunder Bay 4 × 5 km relay
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1985 Täsch 3 × 5 km relay

Marie-Helene Östlund (née Westin, born 14 May 1966), is a retired Swedish cross-country skier. Östlund won a world championship 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. Östlund also won the Jerring Award the same year. She is married to fellow Swedish cross-country skier Erik Östlund.

In 1994 and 1995, she won Tjejvasan.

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   20 km   30 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1988 21 7 8 — — 10 — 6
1992 25 9 — 10 6 — 7 7
1994 27 — — 17 — — 12 6

World Championships

  • 4 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km 
 classical  		 10 km 
 freestyle  		 15 km   Pursuit   20 km   30 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1987 20 11 11 — — — Gold — Bronze
1989 22 — 13 14 — — — 9 4
1991 24 9 — Silver 6 — — 6 6
1993 26 11 — — — 10 — 12 6
1995 28 14 — — 19 14 — 15 Bronze

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Overall
1986 20 28
1987 21 4
1988 22 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1989 23 27
1990 24 11
1991 25 4
1992 26 8
1993 27 16
1994 28 20
1995 29 13

Individual podiums

  • 2 victories
  • 9 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1986–87 20 February 1987 West Germany Oberstdorf, West Germany 20 km Individual F World Championships 1st
2 15 March 1987 Soviet Union Kavgolovo, Soviet Union 10 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
3 1987–88 19 December 1987 West Germany Reit im Winkl, West Germany 5 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
4 15 January 1988 Italy Toblach, Italy 20 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
5 27 March 1988 Finland Rovaniemi, Finland 10 km Individual F World Cup 1st
6 1990–91 15 December 1990 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
7 12 January 1991 Germany Klingenthal, Germany 15 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
8 10 February 1991 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 10 km Individual F World Championships 2nd
9 16 March 1991 Norway Oslo, Norway 5 km Individual F World Cup 3rd

Team podiums

  • 4 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 1986–87 17 February 1987 West Germany Oberstdorf, West Germany 4 × 5 km Relay F World Championships 3rd Wallin / Lamberg-Skog / Dahlman
2 1993–94 13 March 1994 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 3rd Frithioff / Ordina / Frost
3 1994–95 17 March 1995 Canada Thunder Bay, Canada 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Championships 3rd Frithioff / Ordina / Fanqvist
4 26 March 1995 Japan Sapporo, Japan 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Frithioff / Ordina / Fanqvist

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

References

  1. ""Billan" har äntligen packat upp skålen". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 5 August 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  2. "Tjejvasan" (PDF) (in Swedish). Vasloppet. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  3. "OESTLUND WESTIN Marie Helene". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2019.

External links

World champions in women's 20 km and 30 km cross-country skiing
20 km
30 km
Preceded byTomas Johansson Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal
with
Swedish national men's ice hockey team
1987 		Succeeded byTomas Gustafson
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