- Janne Hänninen
Janne Hänninen (born
16 August 1975 ) is a former Finnish speedskater who specialised on the shorter distances 500 m, 1000 m, and 1500 m. His personal bests on these distances are 35.00 (1 December 2001), 1:08.45 (16 February 2002), and 1:46.04 (19 February 2002). He participated in three Olympics (1998, 2002, 2006) and a string ofWorld Single Distance Championships andWorld Sprint Speed Skating Championships . Janne Hänninen is the son of former Finnish speedskaterSeppo Hänninen , who also participated in three Olympics (1964, 1968, 1972).Janne Hänninen's achievements spurred the creation of a new generation of top international class Finnish speedskating sprinters. These include
Pekka Koskela ,Pasi Koskela ,Mika Poutala ,Risto Rosendahl , andVesa Rosendahl .External links
* [http://www.skateresults.com/skater/show/340 Janne Hänninen at SkateResults.com]
* [http://www.fotos.desg.de/athletes.php?showAthletes=all&id=280 Photos of Janne Hänninen]
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