Matti Heikkinen

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Matti Heikkinen
HEIKKINEN Matti Tour de ski 2010.jpg
Heikkinen during the 2009–10 Tour de Ski
CountryFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Born (1983-12-19) 19 December 1983 (age 39)
Kajaani, Finland
Ski clubVantaan Hiihtoseura
World Cup career
Seasons17 – (2003–2019)
Individual wins4
Indiv. podiums15
Team podiums0
Indiv. starts203
Team starts16
Overall titles0 – (5th in 2017)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Oslo 15 km classical
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Liberec 15 km classical
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2009 Liberec 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Lahti 50 km freestyle
Updated on 2 April 2019.

Matti Heikkinen (born 19 December 1983 in Kajaani) is a Finnish former cross-country skier and World Champion who competed from 2002 to 2019.

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Career

Heikkinen won his first World Championship at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 in Holmenkollen 2011. Winning 15 km, he is the first Finnish men's World Champion for over a decade. He also won two bronze medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, earning them in the 15 km and 4 × 10 km relay events.

In December 2009, Heikkinen took his first World Cup victory on the 15 km freestyle event in Davos. [1]

Heikkinen finished fifth in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.

He announced his retirement from cross-country skiing in March 2019. [2]

Heikkinen lives in Jyväskylä and studies at the University of Jyväskylä School of Business.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [3]

Olympic Games

 Year  Age  15 km 
 individual 		 30 km 
 skiathlon 		 50 km 
 mass start 		 Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 		 Team 
 sprint 
2010 26 39 DNF — — 5 —
2014 30 20 39 15 — 6 —
2018 34 10 21 25 — 4 —

World Championships

 Year  Age  15 km 
 individual 		 30 km 
 skiathlon 		 50 km 
 mass start 		 Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 		 Team 
 sprint 
2009 25 Bronze 11 37 — Bronze —
2011 27 Gold 18 — — 4 —
2013 29 12 17 25 — 5 —
2015 31 21 16 20 — 8 —
2017 33 11 18 Bronze — 5 —
2019 35 — 12 11 — 4 —

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceSprintNordic
Opening		Tour de
Ski		World Cup
Final		Ski Tour
Canada
2003 19NC——————
2004 20NCNC—————
2005 2115698NC————
2006 22NCNC—————
2007 23169113—————
2008 24654471——14—
2009 253019102—2619—
2010 2613972—1224—
2011 27251854DNFDNF21—
2012 284428NC—24DNF—
2013 293927NC18DNF18—
2014 302818NC17DNF9—
2015 312015NC7———
2016 321717NC—18—6
2017 335Bronze medal icon.svgNCBronze medal icon.svg524—
2018 343524NC14—DNF—
2019 3511982NCDNFDNF48—

Individual podiums

  • 4 victories – (1 WC, 3 SWC)
  • 15 podiums – (5 WC, 10 SWC)
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 2009–10 21 November 2009 Flag of Norway.svg Beitostølen, Norway15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
212 December 2009 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
32 January 2010 Flag of Germany.svg Oberhof, Germany15 km Pursuit CStage World Cup3rd
4 2010–11 3 January 2010 Flag of Germany.svg Oberstdorf, Germany10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/FStage World Cup1st
5 2014–15 25 January 2015 Flag of Russia.svg Rybinsk, Russia15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup3rd
6 2015–16 25 January 2015 Flag of Italy.svg Val di Fiemme, Italy9 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
79 March 2016 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canmore, Canada15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/FStage World Cup3rd
811 March 2016 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canmore, Canada15 km Individual FStage World Cup1st
912 March 2016 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canmore, Canada15 km Pursuit CStage World Cup2nd
10 2016–17 4 December 2016 Flag of Norway.svg Lillehammer, Norway15 km Pursuit CStage World Cup1st
112–4 December 2016 Flag of Norway.svg Nordic Opening Overall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
1210 December 2016 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Davos, Switzerland30 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
137 January 2017 Flag of Italy.svg Val di Fiemme, Italy15 km Mass Start CStage World Cup3rd
148 January 2017 Flag of Italy.svg Val di Fiemme, Italy9 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
15 2017–18 26 November 2017 Flag of Finland.svg Rukatunturi, Finland15 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd

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References

  1. ↑ "Finland's Matti Heikkinen wins 15K cross-country skiing World Cup race". The Associated Press . 12 December 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2009.[ dead link ]
  2. ↑ Landén, Petter (3 March 2019). "Finske stjärnan i tårar – avslutar sin karriär" (in Swedish). Expressen . Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Athlete : HEIKKINEN Matti". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
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