Kati Lehtonen
# Kati Lehtonen

Kati Lehtonen (née Pulkkinen, born 6 April 1975) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed from 1995 to 2002. She won a bronze medal at the 4 × 5 km relay in the 1997 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and had her best finish of 16th in two events (5 km + 10 km combined pursuit, 30 km) at those same championships.

Lehtonen's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 51st in the 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit at Nagano in 1998. Her only individual victory was in a 5 km event in Finland in 1997.

## Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

### Olympic Games

| Year | Age | 5 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 4 × 5 km  relay |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1998 | 22 | 57 | — | 51 | — | — |

### World Championships

* 1 medal – (1 bronze)

| Year | Age | 5 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 4 × 5 km  relay |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1997 | 21 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 16 | Bronze |

### World Cup

**Season standings**

| Season | Age | Overall | Long Distance | Sprint |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1995 | 19 | 58 | — | — |
| 1996 | 20 | 24 | — | — |
| 1997 | 21 | 37 | 36 | 56 |
| 1998 | 22 | 54 | NC | 47 |

**Team podiums**

* 3 podiums

| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1995–96 | 17 March 1996 | Oslo, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Sirviö / Pyykkönen / Kittilä |
| 2 | 1996–97 | 28 February 1997 | Trondheim, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Championships | 3rd | Sirviö / Pyykkönen / Salonen |
| 3 | 1996–97 | 9 March 1997 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Pyykkönen / Sirviö / Salonen |

Note: $^1$ Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

