Arto Tiainen (5 September 1930 – 21 September 1998) was a Finnish

cross-country skier Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

. He was born in Sääminki.

Champion

He won two medals at the

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, a silver in the 4 × 10 km relay and a bronze in the 50 km. Additionally, Tianen won two medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, a silver in 50 km (1966) and a bronze in the 4 × 10 km relay (1958).

Award

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 the Holmenkollen medal in 1965 (Shared with

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and Arne Larsen).

Politics

Arto Tiainen was a

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member of the Finnish Parliament from 22 January 1970 to 22 March 1970.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

* 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)

World Championships

* 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)

References

External links

* * - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file * - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file 1930 births 1998 deaths People from Savonlinna Social Democratic Party of Finland politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1966–70) Cross-country skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1960 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1964 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1968 Winter Olympics Holmenkollen medalists Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners Finnish male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers of Finland Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 1964 Winter Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Finland Olympic bronze medalists for Finland 20th-century Finnish people {{Finland-XC-skiing-bio-stub