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Arto Tiainen

Arto Tiainen in 1970

Arto Tiainen (5 September 1930 – 21 September 1998) was a Finnish cross-country skier. He was born in Sääminki.

Contents

  • 1 Champion
  • 2 Award
  • 3 Politics
  • 4 Cross-country skiing results
    • 4.1 Olympic Games
    • 4.2 World Championships
  • 5 References
  • 6 External links

Champion

He won two medals at the 1964 Winter Olympics, a silver in the 4 × 10:km relay and a bronze in the 50:km. Additionally, Tianen won two medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, a silver in 50:km (1966) and a bronze in the 4 × 10:km relay (1958).

Award

Tianen's biggest cross-country skiing success came at the Holmenkollen ski festival, where he won the 50:km event in both 1964 and 1965. For his successes, Tiainen earned the Holmenkollen medal in 1965 (Shared with Bengt Eriksson and Arne Larsen).

Politics

Arto Tiainen was a Social Democratic member of the Finnish Parliament from 22 January 1970 to 22 March 1970.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

  • 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)

World Championships

  • 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)

References

    External links

    • Arto Tiainen at the International Ski Federation
    • Holmenkollen medalists at the Wayback Machine (archived February 24, 2007) - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
    • Holmenkollen winners since 1892 at the Wayback Machine (archived February 24, 2007) - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)