Taina Itkonen (born Taina Impiö on 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
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1978 took place February 18–26, 1978 in Lahti, Finland. This was Lahti's record fourth time hosting the event after previously doing so in 1926, 1938, and 1958. The women's 20 km event was added.
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Lahti
Lahti (; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Päijät-Häme. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Lahti is approximately , while the Lahti sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the mo ...
, 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 (, ) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 (), were a winter multi-sport event celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from February 4 to 15, 1976. The games were awarded to Inn ...
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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 for Finland
Cross-country skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Skiers from Lapland (Finland)
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