Jaakko Tallus

Jaakko Tallus
Jaakko Tallus at the 2010 Winter Olympics druring second part of Individual large hill / 10 km event
Jaakko Tallus at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Medal record
Men’s nordic combined
Olympic Games
2002 Salt Lake City 4 x 5 km team
2002 Salt Lake City 15 km individual
2006 Turin 4 x 5 km team
World Championships
2007 Sapporo 4 x 5 km team
2001 Lahti 4 x 5 km team
2003 Val di Fiemme 4 x 5 km team

Jaakko Tapio Tallus (born February 23, 1981 in Lieksa) is a nordic combined athlete from Finland who won gold (4 x 5 km team) and silver (15 km individual) medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics and a bronze (4 x 5 km team) medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He also earned three medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in the 4 x 5 km team events with one gold (2007) and two bronze (2001, 2003).

Tallus has three individual career victories, all earned in Finland in 1998. He also has three World Cup victories in team events between 2001 and 2007.

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