Taina Itkonen (born Taina Impiö on 10 April 1956) is a
Finnish former
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 ...
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
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1978 took place February 18–26, 1978 in Lahti, Finland. This was Lahti's record fourth time hosting the event after previously doing so in 1926, 1938, and 1958. The women's 20 km event was added.
Men ...
in
Lahti
Lahti (; sv, Lahtis) is a city and municipality in Finland. It is the capital of the region of Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme) and its growing region is one of the main economic hubs of Finland. Lahti is situated on a bay at the southern ...
, 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
The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (german: XII. Olympische Winterspiele, french: XIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 ( bar, Innschbruck 1976, label= Austro-Bavarian), was a ...
.
Now she works as a PE teacher in Sodankylä.
Cross-country skiing results
Olympic Games
World Championships
* 1 medal – (1 gold)
References
External links
World Championship results
*
1956 births
Living people
People from Ranua
Finnish female cross-country skiers
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
Olympic cross-country skiers of Finland
Cross-country skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Sportspeople from Lapland (Finland)
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