Rauno Miettinen (born 25 May 1949 in

Kuopio Kuopio ( , ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Savo. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Kuopio is approximately , while the Kuopio sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the mos ...

) is a Finnish former

Nordic combined Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing and ski jumping. The Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics has been held since the first 1924 Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics in ...

skier. He earned a silver in the individual event at the

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. Miettinen also won three Nordic combined silver medals in the

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(Individual: 1978, 3 x 10 km team: 1982 (tied with

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), 1984). His biggest success as a Nordic combined athlete was at the

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, where he won the event five times (1969, 1971–1973, 1978). Miettinen is one of only four people to win the Holmenkollen Nordic combined five times (the others being

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, and

Bjarte Engen Vik Bjarte Engen Vik (born 3 March 1971 in Tromsø) is a Norwegian former Nordic combined athlete. He won the FIS World Cup overall twice, in 1997-98 and 1998-99 with a total of 24 wins. He also has eight medals from the FIS Nordic World Ski Champi ...

). Miettinen was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1972 (shared with

Magne Myrmo Magne Gunnbjørn Myrmo (born 30 July 1943) is a former Norwegian cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s. He won a silver medal at the 1972 Winter Olympics in the 50 km. Myrmo won two medals at the 1974 FIS Nordic World Ski Cha ...

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Holmenkollen medalists
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Holmenkollen winners since 1892
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