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Pirjo Muranen

1981 - Today

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Pirjo Muranen (née Manninen, born 8 March 1981 in Rovaniemi) 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 (Individual sprint: 2001, 4 × 5 km relay: 2007, 2009), a silver (Team sprint: 2005, with Riitta-Liisa Lassila), and a bronze (Individual sprint: 2009). She married on 30 June 2007; previously known by her maiden name of Pirjo Manninen. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Pirjo Muranen is the 631st most popular skier (down from 621st in 2024), the 680th most popular biography from Finland (down from 668th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Finnish Skier.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Pirjo Muranen ranks 636 out of 817Before her are Jan Schmid, Junshirō Kobayashi, Reinfried Herbst, Daniel Albrecht, Jurij Tepeš, Alexander Bolshunov, Tessa Worley, Tom Hilde, Jean-Baptiste Grange, Victor Muffat-Jeandet, and Ilia Chernousov. After her are Stefanie Böhler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Pirjo Muranen ranks 1,072Before her are Laurent Fressinet, Malkhaz Asatiani, Maarten van der Weijden, Ruslan Alekhno, Ashley Eckstein, and Cecilia Brækhus. After her are Dennis Seidenberg, Ruslan Pimenov, Salem al-Hazmi, Kristian Pless, Stefanie Böhler, and Peng Bo.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Pirjo Muranen ranks 682 out of 751Before her are Linda Sällström (1988), Katri Kulmuni (1987), Teemu Hartikainen (1990), Markus Halsti (1984), Jenni Vartiainen (1983), Wille Mäkelä (1974), Jesse Joronen (1993), and Laura Huhtasaari (1979). After her are Carl Haglund (1979), Jori Lehterä (1987), Antero Niittymäki (1980), and Henri Kontinen (1990).

Among SKIERS In Finland

Among skiers born in Finland, Pirjo Muranen ranks 50Before her are Janne Happonen (1984), Marjut Rolig (1966), Harri Olli (1985), Anssi Koivuranta (1988), Mika Kuusisto (1967), and Veli-Matti Lindström (1983). After her are Ville Kantee (1978), Arttu Lappi (1984), Krista Pärmäkoski (1990), Sami Jauhojärvi (1981), Kalle Keituri (1984), and Mari Eder (1987).