Marjatta Kajosmaa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Finnish cross-country skier
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Place of Birth: Vehkalahti, Southern Finland Province, Finland
About Marjatta Kajosmaa
- Marjatta Kajosmaa (born 3 February 1938 in Vehkalahti) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s.
- She competed in two Winter Olympics, earning a total of four medals.
- Kajosmaa also competed several times at the Holmenkollen ski festival, winning four times at 10 km (1969, 1971-1973) and three times at 5 km (1969, 1972-1973).
- Additionally, she won two medals at the 1970 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver in the 10 km, and a bronze in 3 x 5 km. For her successes in Nordic skiing and at the Holmenkollen, Kajosmaa received the Holmenkollen medal in 1971 (Shared with Berit Mørdre Lammedal and Reidar Hjermstad.).
- She was the first Finnish woman to ever win the Holmenkollen medal.
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