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Athlete Data of Matti Liimatainen

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Nationality:
Finland
Gender:
Men
Current state:
Retired (M70)
Last competition:
02.03.1980

Personal Bests:

DistancePersonal BestLocationEventDate
500 meter 41.42 Inzell (GER) Goldener Schlittschuh 06.03.1976
1000 meter 1:23.90 Davos (SUI) Internationaler Wettkampf 11.01.1975
1500 meter 2:09.00 Karstula (FIN) Nationell 18.02.1978
3000 meter 4:31.40 Karstula (FIN) Nationell 18.02.1978
5000 meter 7:47.20 Helsinki (Helsingfors) (FIN) Nationell 18.12.1977
10.000 meter 16:20.70 Karstula (FIN) Nationell 31.12.1977
Last Update: 02.12.2025

Established or current Recordholder:

TypeTime / PointsLocationCompetitionDate
1000 meter 1:27.10 Imatra (FIN) Finnish Sprint Championships 1974 02.02.1974
Mini combination 181.450 Rovaniemi (FIN) Internationell 10. - 11.03.1973
Last Update: 02.12.2025
TypeTime / PointsLocationCompetitionDate
1500 meter 2:13.80 Valkeakoski (FIN) Nationell 22.01.1977
1500 meter 2:12.20 Helsinki (Helsingfors) (FIN) Hlk:S Tävling 25.01.1976
5000 meter 8:09.70 Harjavalta (FIN) Tul Mestaruuskilpailut 25.01.1976
1000 meter 1:29.50 Joensuu (FIN) Nationell 09.03.1974
1000 meter 1:27.10 Imatra (FIN) Finnish Sprint Championships 1974 02.02.1974
10.000 meter 17:08.60 Pälkäne (FIN) Finnish Allround Championships 1974 20.01.1974
1500 meter 2:17.70 Pälkäne (FIN) Finnish Allround Championships 1974 20.01.1974
Big combination 190.570 Pälkäne (FIN) Finnish Allround Championships 1974 19. - 20.01.1974
5000 meter 8:17.40 Pälkäne (FIN) Finnish Allround Championships 1974 19.01.1974
1000 meter 1:28.60 Rovaniemi (FIN) Internationell 11.03.1973
Mini combination 181.450 Rovaniemi (FIN) Internationell 10. - 11.03.1973
1500 meter 2:26.90 Vaasa (FIN) Vlk 20 V-Juhlakilpailut 04.03.1973
5000 meter 8:28.80 Valkeakoski (FIN) Finnish A-Junior Allround Championships 1973 18.02.1973
3000 meter 4:50.80 Jyväskylä (FIN) Nationell 10.02.1973
Mini combination 186.799 Kajaani (FIN) Finnish B-Junior Allround Championships 1973 03. - 04.02.1973
1000 meter 1:30.80 Jyväskylä (FIN) Keski-Suomen Piirin Mestaruuskilpailut 27.02.1972
Mini combination 186.533 Jyväskylä (FIN) Keski-Suomen Piirin Mestaruuskilpailut 26. - 27.02.1972
Mini combination 188.783 Oulu (FIN) Finnish B-Junior Allround Championships 1972 22. - 23.01.1972
1000 meter 1:31.00 Heinola (FIN) Nationell 12.12.1971
1000 meter 1:40.30 Karstula (FIN) Nationell 06.01.1971
Last Update: 02.12.2025
TypeTime / PointsLocationCompetitionDate
1500 meter 2:13.80 Valkeakoski (FIN) Nationell 22.01.1977
1500 meter 2:12.20 Helsinki (Helsingfors) (FIN) Hlk:S Tävling 25.01.1976
5000 meter 8:09.70 Harjavalta (FIN) Tul Mestaruuskilpailut 25.01.1976
1000 meter 1:29.50 Joensuu (FIN) Nationell 09.03.1974
1000 meter 1:27.10 Imatra (FIN) Finnish Sprint Championships 1974 02.02.1974
1500 meter 2:17.70 Pälkäne (FIN) Finnish Allround Championships 1974 20.01.1974
10.000 meter 17:08.60 Pälkäne (FIN) Finnish Allround Championships 1974 20.01.1974
5000 meter 8:17.40 Pälkäne (FIN) Finnish Allround Championships 1974 19.01.1974
Big combination 190.570 Pälkäne (FIN) Finnish Allround Championships 1974 19. - 20.01.1974
1000 meter 1:28.60 Rovaniemi (FIN) Internationell 11.03.1973
Mini combination 181.450 Rovaniemi (FIN) Internationell 10. - 11.03.1973
1500 meter 2:26.90 Vaasa (FIN) Vlk 20 V-Juhlakilpailut 04.03.1973
5000 meter 8:28.80 Valkeakoski (FIN) Finnish A-Junior Allround Championships 1973 18.02.1973
3000 meter 4:50.80 Jyväskylä (FIN) Nationell 10.02.1973
Mini combination 186.799 Kajaani (FIN) Finnish B-Junior Allround Championships 1973 03. - 04.02.1973
1000 meter 1:30.80 Jyväskylä (FIN) Keski-Suomen Piirin Mestaruuskilpailut 27.02.1972
Mini combination 186.533 Jyväskylä (FIN) Keski-Suomen Piirin Mestaruuskilpailut 26. - 27.02.1972
Mini combination 188.783 Oulu (FIN) Finnish B-Junior Allround Championships 1972 22. - 23.01.1972
1000 meter 1:31.00 Heinola (FIN) Nationell 12.12.1971
1000 meter 1:40.30 Karstula (FIN) Nationell 06.01.1971
Last Update: 02.12.2025
TypeTime / PointsLocationCompetitionDate
1000 meter 1:27.10 Imatra (FIN) Finnish Sprint Championships 1974 02.02.1974
Mini combination 186.799 Kajaani (FIN) Finnish B-Junior Allround Championships 1973 03. - 04.02.1973
Mini combination 188.782 Oulu (FIN) Finnish B-Junior Allround Championships 1972 22. - 23.01.1972
Last Update: 02.12.2025
TypeTime / PointsLocationCompetitionDate
1000 meter 1:30.80 Jyväskylä (FIN) Keski-Suomen Piirin Mestaruuskilpailut 27.02.1972
Mini combination 186.533 Jyväskylä (FIN) Keski-Suomen Piirin Mestaruuskilpailut 26. - 27.02.1972
Mini combination 188.783 Oulu (FIN) Finnish B-Junior Allround Championships 1972 22. - 23.01.1972
1000 meter 1:31.00 Heinola (FIN) Nationell 12.12.1971
1000 meter 1:27.10 Imatra (FIN) Finnish Sprint Championships 1974 02.02.1974
Mini combination 181.450 Rovaniemi (FIN) Internationell 10. - 11.03.1973
Last Update: 02.12.2025

Podiums:

Event1st Rank2st Rank3st RankTotalTop-10Starts
World Championships Juniors - - - - 1 1
National Championships - - - - 10 13
National Championships Juniors 2 4 2 8 9 9
Country Match - 1 - 1 2 8
International Top Events - - - - - 2
Other International - - 1 1 7 17
Other National 26 22 12 60 79 82
Last Update: 02.12.2025 (World Cup Podiums, Total and Top-10 are for Division-A, only)
Event1st Rank2st Rank3st RankTotalTop-10Starts
Karstula (FIN) 10 5 3 18 25 26
Seinäjoki (FIN) 5 4 - 9 13 14
Heinola (FIN) 2 4 1 7 10 10
Helsinki (Helsingfors) (FIN) 1 3 1 5 11 13
Jyväskylä (FIN) 3 1 - 4 5 5
Valkeakoski (FIN) - 3 1 4 4 4
Helsinki (Helsingfors) (FIN) 1 - 3 4 5 5
Pälkäne (FIN) 2 1 - 3 4 4
Kangasala (FIN) - 2 - 2 3 3
Oulu (FIN) 1 - 1 2 2 2
Joensuu (FIN) - 1 1 2 2 4
Helsinki (Helsingfors) (FIN) - 1 1 2 4 4
Stockholm (SWE) - - 1 1 3 3
Vaasa (FIN) 1 - - 1 1 1
Harjavalta (FIN) - - 1 1 1 1
Kajaani (FIN) 1 - - 1 1 1
Rovaniemi (FIN) 1 - - 1 3 3
Berlin (GER) - 1 - 1 1 2
Imatra (FIN) - 1 - 1 2 2
Inzell (GER) - - 1 1 3 7
Kristinehamn (SWE) - - - - - 1
Jekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk) (RUS) - - - - - 1
Göteborg (SWE) - - - - 1 1
Heerenveen (NED) - - - - 1 1
Lahti (FIN) - - - - - 1
Drammen (NOR) - - - - - 1
Kemerovo (RUS) - - - - - 1
Tampere (Tammerfors) (FIN) - - - - 1 1
St Petersburg (Leningrad) (RUS) - - - - - 1
Verdal (NOR) - - - - - 1
Berlin (GER) - - - - - 1
Madonna di Campiglio (ITA) - - - - - 1
Cortina d'Ampezzo (ITA) - - - - - 1
Oslo (NOR) - - - - - 1
Strömsund (SWE) - - - - 1 1
Davos (SUI) - - - - 1 3
Last Update: 02.12.2025 (World Cup Podiums, Total and Top-10 are for Division-A, only)

Competition Ranking:

Select Season:

Competitons sorted by active Seasons:

Season: 1979 - 1980

PosDistanceTime / PointsCompetitionLocationDate
17
18 / 19 / 16 / 16
Sprint combination
500m (1. Race) / 1000m (1. Race) / 500m (2. Race) / 1000m (2. Race)
180.920 Finnish Sprint Championships 1980 Lahti (FIN) 01. - 02.03.1980
Last Update: 02.12.2025
Select Category:

Competitions sorted by Relevance and Importance:

World Championships Juniors

PosDistanceTime / PointsCompetitionLocationDate
7
7 / 4 / 17 / 7
Small combination
500m / 3000m / 1500m / 5000m
182.682 World Allround Championships Juniors 1975 Strömsund (SWE) 01.03.1975
Last Update: 02.12.2025