| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's cross country skiing | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Silver | 1964 Innsbruck | 4 x 10 km | |
| Bronze | 1964 Innsbruck | 50 km | |
| World Championships | |||
| Silver | 1966 Oslo | 50 km | |
| Bronze | 1958 Lahti | 4 x 10 km | |
Arto Tiainen (Sep 5, 1930, Sääminki - Sep 21, 1998) was a Finnish cross country skier. Cross-country skiing (also known as XC skiing) is a Winter sport popular in many countries with large snowfields primarily Northern Europe, The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck The 1964 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiing results Women's 5 km debuted at this Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck The 1964 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiing results Women's 5 km debuted at this Olympics The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1966 took place February 17 - 26, 1966 in Oslo, Norway at the Holmenkollen ski arena The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1958 took place February 4 - 9 ( Cross country skiing only and March 1 ( Nordic combined and Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Savonlinna ( Nyslott in Swedish, literally Newcastle, or Нейшлот (Neishlott in Russian during 18th and 19th centuries Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Cross-country skiing (also known as XC skiing) is a Winter sport popular in many countries with large snowfields primarily Northern Europe,
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. The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck Additionally, Tianen won two medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, a silver in 50 km (1966) and a bronze in the 4 x 10 km (1958). The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships have been held in various numbers and types of events since 1925 for men and since 1954 for women Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
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. The Holmenkollen ski jump, located in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway, is host to the world's second oldest Ski jump competition still in existence Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. For his successes, Tiainen earned the Holmenkollen medal in 1965 (Shared with Bengt Eriksson and Arne Larsen). The Holmenkollen medal is Norwegian Skiing 's highest award for competitors Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Bengt Eriksson (born January 22, 1931) is a former Swedish Nordic combined skier For the 1930s cross country skier please see Arne Larsen (cross country skier.
External links
- FIS-Ski: Arto Tiainen - statistics
- Holmenkollen medalists - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
| Preceded by Veikko Kankkonen, Eero Mäntyranta, Georg Thoma, & Halvor Næs |
Holmenkollen medal with Bengt Eriksson & Arne Larsen 1965 |
Succeeded by Toini Gustafsson & Ole Ellefsæter |
Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic