Tapio Nurmela (born 2 January 1975 in
Rovaniemi
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) is a
Finnish
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nordic combined
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athlete who competed during the 1990s. He won a silver medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the
1998 Winter Olympics
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in
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. Nurmela also won two medals in the 4 x 5 km team event 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 ...
with a gold in 1999 and a silver in 1997.
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1975 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Rovaniemi
Finnish male Nordic combined skiers
Nordic combined skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Nordic combined skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Finland
Olympic medalists in Nordic combined
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in Nordic combined
Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics
20th-century Finnish people
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