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Staffan Tällberg, born 17 April 1970 in
Bollnäs Bollnäs () is a Swedish locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, in Gävleborg County, Sweden. It has about 14,000 inhabitants.https://bollnas.se/kommun-och-politik/kommunfakta History The first recording of Bollnäs in writing is fro ...
,
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, is a Swedish former
ski jumper Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fin ...
.


Career

His best
Winter Olympics The Winter Olympic Games (), also known as the Winter Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were held i ...
was at
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in
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where he finished seventh in the team large hill and eighth both in the individual normal hill and individual large hill events. He also ended up 2cond in Garmish-Partenkirchen on New Year's Day 1988. At the
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships is a biennial Nordic skiing event organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS). The World Championships was started in 1925 for men and opened for women's participation in 1954. World Championship eve ...
, Tällberg earned his best finish of fifth in the team large hill event at
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in
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and his best individual finish of 11th in the individual normal hill event at
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in
1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...
. Tällberg's best finish at the Ski-flying World Championships was 16th in 1992 at
Harrachov Harrachov (; ) is a town in Jablonec nad Nisou District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic, close to the border with Poland. It has about 1,400 inhabitants. It is known as one of the most popular Czech ski resorts. Administrative divisio ...
. His lone World Cup competition victory was in a flying hill event in
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in 1991. He is the younger brother of Per-Inge Tällberg.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tallberg, Staffan 1970 births Living people Sportspeople from Bollnäs Ski jumpers at the 1988 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Swedish male ski jumpers Skiers from Gävleborg County