Taina Impiö
![]() Taina Impiö in March, 1976 | ||||||||||||||
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Born | 10 April 1956 Ranua, Finland | (age 65)|||||||||||||
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Sport | Cross-country skiing | |||||||||||||
Club | Ranuan Peura | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Taina Itkonen (born Taina Impiö in 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[]
Olympic Games[]
Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
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1976 | 19 | 19 | — | — |
World Championships[]
- 1 medal – (1 gold)
Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 20 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
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1978 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 13 | Gold |
References[]
- ^ 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[]
- World Championship results (in German)
- Taina Impiö at the International Ski Federation
Categories:
- 1956 births
- Living people
- People from Ranua
- Finnish female cross-country skiers
- FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
- Olympic cross-country skiers of Finland
- Cross-country skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Finnish cross-country skiing biography stubs