Taina Impiö

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Taina Impiö
Taina Impiö in March 1976
Personal information
Born10 April 1956 (1956-04-10) (age 69)
Ranua, Finland
Sport
SportCross-country skiing
ClubRanuan Peura
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Finland
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1978 Lahti 4 × 5 km relay

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 in Lahti, 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.[1]

Now she works as a PE teacher in Sodankylä.

Cross-country skiing results

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Olympic Games

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 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1976 19 19 — —

World Championships

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  • 1 medal – (1 gold)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   20 kmv  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1978 21 9 5 13 Gold

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Taina Impiö Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
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