Tapio Nurmela
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s nordic combined | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Silver | 1998 Nagano | 4 x 5 km team | |
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 1999 Ramsau | 4 x 5 km team | |
| Silver | 1997 Trondheim | 4 x 5 km team | |
Tapio Nurmela (born January 2, 1975 in Rovaniemi) is a Finnish nordic combined athlete who competed during the 1990's. He won a silver medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. Mantila also won two medals in the 4 x 5 km team event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in 1999 and a silver in 1997.
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| World champions in men's team nordic combined |
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| (As 3 x 10 km) 1982 East Germany Uwe Dotzauer, Günther Schmieder, & Konrad Winkler 1984 Norway Tom Sandberg, Hallstein Bøgseth, & Geir Andersen 1985 West Germany Thomas Müller, Hubert Schwarz, & Hermann Weinbuch 1987 West Germany Hermann Weinbuch, Hans-Peter Pohl, & Thomas Müller 1989 Norway Trond Einar Elden, Trond-Arne Bredesen & Bård Jørgen Elden 1991 Austria Günther Csar, Klaus Ofner, & Klaus Sulzenbacher 1993 Japan Takanori Kono, Masashi Abe, & Kenji Ogiwara (As 4 x 5 km) 1995 Japan Masashi Abe, Tsugiharu Ogiwara, Kenji Ogiwara, & Takanori Kono 1997 Norway Halldor Skard, Bjarte Engen Vik, Knut Tore Apeland, & Fred Børre Lundberg 1999 Finland Hannu Manninen, Tapio Nurmela, Jari Mantila, & Samppa Lajunen 2001 Norway Kenneth Braaten, Sverre Rotevatn, Bjarte Engen Vik, & Kristian Hammer 2003 Austria Michael Gruber, Wilhelm Denifl, Christoph Bieler & Felix Gottwald 2005 Norway Petter Tande, Håvard Klemetsen, Magnus Moan, & Kristian Hammer |
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