Tapani Peltola
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| Born | Jaakko Tapani Peltola 26 December 1959 Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 June 2026 (aged 66) Rome, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Finland[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Tenpin bowling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jaakko Tapani Peltola (26 December 1959 – 26 June 2026) was a Finnish tenpin bowler. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze medal in the men's tournament event.[2][3] He also competed at the 1988 and 1992 European Bowling Championships, winning two gold medals in the men's singles events.[4]
Peltola died in Rome on 26 June 2026, at the age of 66.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "Bowling's come a long way, and so have these players". The News Tribune. Tacoma, Washington. 26 July 1990. p. 11. Retrieved 30 June 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ The Bowlers Encyclopedia: An Instructional and Educational Guide to Bowling. United States Bowling Congress. 2010. p. 160. ISBN 9780964506008 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Asian Bowlers Dominate Olympics". The Leaf-Chronicle. Clarksville, Tennessee. 2 October 1988. p. 21. Retrieved 30 June 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "EBF's Medal History" (PDF). European Tenpin Bowling Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ "Tapani Peltola". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ "Tapani Peltola on poissa". Suomen Keilailuliitto (in Finnish). 29 June 2026. Retrieved 30 June 2026.