Taina Impiö
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 Taina Impiö in March, 1976 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 10 April 1956 (age 68) Ranua, Finland | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Cross-country skiing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Ranuan Peura | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Taina Itkonen (born Taina Impiö on 10 April 1956) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed during the late 1970s. She won a gold medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti, and finished fifth in the 10 km event at those same championships. She also competed in the women's 5 kilometres at the 1976 Winter Olympics.[1]
Now she works as a PE teacher in Sodankylä.
Cross-country skiing results
[edit]Olympic Games
[edit]| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
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| 1976 | 19 | 19 | — | — |
World Championships
[edit]- 1 medal – (1 gold)
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 20 kmv | 4 × 5 km relay |
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| 1978 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 13 | Gold |
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Taina Impiö Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
External links
[edit]- World Championship results (in German)
- Taina Impiö at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
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