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Hannu Taipale

Hannu Taipale
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing Finland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Grenoble 4 × 10 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1966 Oslo 4 × 10 km relay

Hannu Taipale (born June 22, 1940 in Veteli) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed during the 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble.

Taipale also won the silver medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. He finished fifth in the 50 km event at those same games.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km  30 km  50 km  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1968 27 DNF — 14 Bronze
1972 31 — — 12 5

World Championships

  • 1 medal – (1 silver)
 Year   Age   15 km  30 km  50 km  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1966 25 7 — 5 Silver

References

  1. ^ "TAIPALE Hannu". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

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