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Kati Sundqvist

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Kati Venäläinen-Sundqvist
Country Finland
Born (1975-02-15) 15 February 1975 (age 49)
Noormarkku, Finland
Ski clubNoormarkun Nopsa
World Cup career
Seasons13 – (19952007)
Starts139
Podiums1
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

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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   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

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  • 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[a] Silver
2003 28 27 15
a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup

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Season standings

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 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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