Teemu Summanen
Encyclopedia
Teemu Summanen was a Finnish
nordic combined
skier who competed from 1992 to 1995. He finished seventh in the 3 x 10 km team event at the 1992 Winter Olympics
in Albertville
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Summanen's best career finish was second on three occasions in the 15 km individual event, once in 1992 and twice in 1995.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
nordic combined
Nordic combined
The Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in both cross-country skiing and ski jumping.- History :While Norwegian soldiers are known to have been competing in Nordic skiing since the 19th century, the first major competition in Nordic combined was held in 1892 in Oslo at the...
skier who competed from 1992 to 1995. He finished seventh in the 3 x 10 km team event at the 1992 Winter Olympics
1992 Winter Olympics
The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 8 to 23 February 1992 in Albertville, France. They were the last Winter Olympics to be held the same year as the Summer Olympics, and the first where the Winter Paralympics...
in Albertville
Albertville
Albertville is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.The town is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics.-Geography:...
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Summanen's best career finish was second on three occasions in the 15 km individual event, once in 1992 and twice in 1995.