Jani Tanskanen
| Jani Tanskanen | ||||||||||
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| — Gymnast ♂ — | ||||||||||
| Country represented |
 Finland | |||||||||
| Born |
November 28, 1975 Jyväskylä, Finland | |||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||
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Jani Tanskanen (born 28 November 1975 in Jyväskylä) is a former Finish artistic gymnast. He was the 1997 World Champion on high bar,[1] and the first Finish gold medalist at the World Championships since 1950.[2] He is the current President of the Athletes' Commission for the International Gymnastics Federation as well as the athlete representative of Men's Artistic Gymnastics.[3]
References
- ↑ "33rd World Championships Artistic Gymnastics Horizontal Bar - Men's Finals". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ↑ Peszek, Luan. "Gymnastics in 1997". Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ↑ "Jani Tanskanen re-elected!". GYMmedia International. 2 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
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