Pirjo Muranen
Pirjo Muranen is a retired Finnish cross-country [skiing (sport)|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, a silver, and a bronze. She married on 30 June 2007; previously known by her maiden name of Pirjo Manninen.
Muranen also has sixteen additional victories up to 15 km from 2000 to 2002. She is the younger sister of Nordic combined skier Hannu. At the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo, they became the first brother-sister combination to win gold medals at the same championships.
Muranen retired from the sport in April 2011. She has then worked as a cross-country skiing pundit and studio commentator for Finland's national public-broadcasting company Yle.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).Olympic Games
- 1 medal –
World Championships
- 6 medals –
| Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay | Team sprint |
| 2001 | 19 | — | — | 26 | Gold | |||
| 2003 | 21 | 14 | — | — | 18 | 6 | ||
| 2005 | 23 | 50 | — | — | — | — | Silver | |
| 2007 | 25 | 2007 – Women's 10 kilometre freestyle|—] | 15 | — | 7 | Gold | — | |
| 2009 | 27 | 7 | — | 10 | Bronze | Gold | — | |
| 2011 | 29 | 2011 – Women's 10 kilometre classical|6] | — | — | 38 | Bronze | — |
World Cup
Individual podiums
- 5 victories –
- 15 podiums –
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | |||||||||
| 1 | 1999–00 | 28 February 2000 |  Team podiums
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