Taina Itkonen (born Taina Impiö on 10 April 1956) is a
Finnish
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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
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1978 took place February 18–26, 1978 in Lahti, Finland
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in
Lahti
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, 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
The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (german: XII. Olympische Winterspiele, french: XIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 ( bar, Innschbruck 1976, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a ...
.
Now she works as a PE teacher in Sodankylä.
Cross-country skiing results
Olympic Games
World Championships
* 1 medal – (1 gold)
References
External links
World Championship results
*
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
Sportspeople from Lapland (Finland)
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