Pirjo Muranen

Pirjo Muranen
Pirjo Muranen at Ski Sprint Prague, 2010
Country	Finland
Full name	Pirjo Elina Muranen
Born	(1981-03-08) 8 March 1981 (age 43) Rovaniemi, Finland
Ski club	Ounasvaaran Hiihtoseura
World Cup career
Seasons	13 – (1998–2001, 2003–2011)
Indiv. starts	157
Indiv. podiums	15
Indiv. wins	5
Team starts	29
Team podiums	14
Team wins	3
Overall titles	0 – (7th in 2009)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Women's cross-country skiing Representing  Finland Olympic Games 2010 Vancouver 4 × 5 km relay World Championships 2001 Lahti Individual sprint 2007 Sapporo 4 × 5 km relay 2009 Liberec 4 × 5 km relay 2005 Oberstdorf Team sprint 2009 Liberec Individual sprint 2011 Oslo 4 × 5 km relay Junior World Championships 1999 Saalfelden 4 × 5 km relay 2000 Štrbské Pleso Individual sprint 2001 Karpacz 15 km freestyle 2001 Karpacz Individual sprint 2001 Karpacz 4 × 5 km relay 1998 Pontresina 4 × 5 km relay 1999 Saalfelden 5 km classical 2000 Štrbské Pleso 5 km freestyle 2001 Karpacz 5 km classical 2000 Štrbské Pleso 15 km classical

Pirjo Muranen (née Manninen, born 8 March 1981 in Rovaniemi) is a retired Finnish 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 (Individual sprint: 2001, 4 × 5 km relay: 2007, 2009), a silver (Team sprint: 2005, with Riitta-Liisa Lassila), and a bronze (Individual sprint: 2009). 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.