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Arto Tiainen (5 September 1930 – 21 September 1998) was a
Finnish
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cross-country skier. He was born in
Sääminki
Sääminki (; sv, Säminge) is countryside and List of former municipalities of Finland, former municipality of Finland. Most of Sääminki municipality was incorporated in 1973 with the Savonlinna town and the rest with Punkaharju municipality.
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Champion
He won two medals at the
1964 Winter Olympics
The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games (german: IX. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1964 ( bar, Innschbruck 1964, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a winter multi-sport event which was celebr ...
, 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
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships is a biennial nordic skiing event organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS). The World Championships was started in 1925 for men and opened for women's participation in 1954. World Championship eve ...
, 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
The Holmenkollen Ski Festival ( no, Holmenkollen skifestival or ) is a traditional annual Nordic skiing event in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway. The full official name of the event is Holmenkollen FIS World Cup Nordic.
History
It takes place in March ...
, 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
*
* - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file
* - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file
1930 births
1998 deaths
People from Savonlinna
Social Democratic Party of Finland politicians
Members of the Parliament of Finland (1966–70)
Cross-country skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 1960 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 1964 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 1968 Winter Olympics
Holmenkollen medalists
Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners
Finnish male cross-country skiers
Olympic cross-country skiers of Finland
Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
Medalists at the 1964 Winter Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Finland
Olympic bronze medalists for Finland
20th-century Finnish people
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