Taina Impiö

Taina Impiö

Taina Impiö in March, 1976
Personal information
Born	10 April 1956 (1956-04-10) (age 68) Ranua, Finland
Sport
Sport	Cross-country skiing
Club	Ranuan Peura
Medal record Women's cross-country skiing Representing  Finland World Championships 1978 Lahti 4 × 5 km relay

Taina Itkonen (born Taina Impiö on 10 April 1956) is a Finnish former cross-country skier 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 in Lahti, 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.^[1]

Now she works as a PE teacher in Sodankylä.

Cross-country skiing results

Olympic Games

Year	Age	5 km	10 km	4 × 5 km   relay
1976	19	19	—	—

World Championships

• 1 medal – (1 gold)

Year	Age	5 km	10 km	20 kmv	4 × 5 km   relay
1978	21	9	5	13	Gold

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Taina Impiö Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2018.

External links

• World Championship results (in German)
• Taina Impiö at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation