Tarja Mulari
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Finland
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| Women's speed skiing | ||
| Winter Olympic Games | ||
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1992 Albertville | Speed skiing |
Tarja Mulari (born 3 May 1965 in Kuopio[1]) is a Finnish former speed skier. She is best known for winning the women's speed skiing demonstration event at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, setting a then-world record of 219.245 kilometres per hour (136 mph).[2][3]
Career
[edit]Mulari began as an alpine skier but switched to speed skiing after breaking her kneecap in 1986.[4] During her career, Mulari won 24 Speed Skiing World Cup races and two overall World Cup titles.[5] At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, Mulari won the women's speed skiing demonstration event, recording a speed of 219.245 km/h and breaking her own world record, which had been set in 1988.[2][4] She is the only woman to have won a speed skiing title at the Olympic Games.
After retiring from competition in spring 1992, Mulari worked in marketing and corporate development.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tarja Mulari". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 June 2026."Individual, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
- ^ a b Eskenazi, Gerald (1992-02-23), ALBERTVILLE; Swiss Speed Skier Killed During a Practice Run, ISSN 0362-4331, retrieved 2026-06-21
- ^ "Speed Skiing – Individual, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- ^ a b "Record-holders lead speed skiers". UPI. 1990-03-08. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- ^ a b "From olympic tracks to executive coaching – The story of Tarja Mulari". Hintsa Performance. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
- ^ Piilonen, Teijo (2014-02-13). "Nopeuslaskija Tarja Mulari: Jotain on päästäni puuttunut". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2026-06-21.