Tapio Kantanen
 Kantanen in 1974 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 31 May 1949 (age 77) Heinola, Finland | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tapio Kantanen (born 31 May 1949) is a Finnish former athlete who mainly competed in the 3,000 metre steeple chase.
He competed for Finland at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany where he won the bronze medal in the 3,000 metres steeplechase. He also competed in the 5,000 metres at Munich, but did not qualify for the final. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, he finished fourth in the 3,000 metres steeplechase.[1]
References
External links
- Tapio Kantanen at World Athletics
- Tapio Kantanen at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- Tapio Kantanen at Olympics.com
- Tapio Kantanen at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1949 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Heinola
- Finnish men long-distance runners
- Olympic bronze medalists for Finland
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Finland
- Finnish men steeplechase runners
- Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics
- Athletes from Päijät-Häme
- Finnish Athletics Championships winners
- 20th-century Finnish sportsmen
- Olympic men steeplechase runners
- Finnish Olympic medalist stubs
- Finnish long-distance runner stubs