title: Eija Hyytiäinen
text: # Eija Hyytiäinen
  
  Elja Hyytiäinen (born 4 January 1961) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed during the 1980s. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.
  
  ## Cross-country skiing results
  
  All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
  
  ### Olympic Games
  
  * 1 medal – (1 bronze)
  
  | Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 20 km | 4 × 5 km  relay |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1984 | 23 | 19 | 25 | 17 | Bronze |
  | 1988 | 27 | — | — | 32 | — |
  
  ### World Championships
  
  | Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km  classical | 10 km  freestyle | 15 km | 20 km | 30 km | 4 × 5 km  relay |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1987 | 26 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
  | 1989 | 28 | — | — | 13 | — | — | 20 | — |
  
  ### World Cup
  
  **Season standings**
  
  | Season | Age | Overall |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1982 | 21 | 40 |
  | 1983 | 22 | 15 |
  | 1984 | 23 | 28 |
  | 1985 | 24 | 26 |
  | 1986 | 25 | 17 |
  | 1987 | 26 | 28 |
  | 1988 | 27 | NC |
  | 1989 | 28 | 36 |
  | 1990 | 29 | NC |
  | 1992 | 31 | NC |
  
  **Team podiums**
  
  * 7 podiums
  
  | No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1983–84 | 15 February 1984 | Sarajevo, Yugoslavia | 4 × 5 km Relay | Olympic Games | 3rd | Määttä / Matikainen / Hämäläinen |
  | 2 | 1983–84 | 26 February 1984 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay | World Cup | 2nd | Määttä / Savolainen / Hämäläinen |
  | 3 | 1984–85 | 10 March 1985 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay | World Cup | 3rd | Määttä / Matikainen / Kirvesniemi |
  | 4 | 1985–86 | 10 March 1985 | Lahti, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 3rd | Määttä / Savolainen / Matikainen |
  | 5 | 1986–87 | 19 March 1987 | Oslo, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Matikainen / Määttä / Pyykkönen |
  | 6 | 1987–88 | 13 March 1988 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Kirvesniemi / Matikainen / Määttä |
  | 7 | 1989–90 | 4 March 1990 | Lahti, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay F | World Cup | 3rd | Määttä / Kuivalainen / Pyykkönen |
  
  Note: $^1$ Until the 1994 Olympics, Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
  
  