Arto Tiainen
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)