- Arto Tiainen
Arto Tiainen (
Sep 5 1930 , Sääminki -Sep 21 1998 ) was a Finnish cross country skier.He won two medals at the
1964 Winter Olympics , a silver in the 4 x 10 km relay and a bronze in the 50 km. Additionally, Tianen won two medals at theFIS Nordic World Ski Championships , a silver in 50 km (1966) and a bronze in the 4 x 10 km (1958).Tianen's biggest cross country skiing success came at the
Holmenkollen ski festival , where he won the 50 km event in both 1964 and 1965. For his successes, Tiainen earned theHolmenkollen medal in 1965 (Shared withBengt Eriksson andArne Larsen ).External links
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* [http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk Holmenkollen medalists] - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file no icon
* [http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk Holmenkollen winners since 1892] - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file no icon
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