Tapio Kantanen

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Tapio Kantanen

Kantanen in 1974
Personal information
Born	31 May 1949 (1949-05-31) (age 74) Heinola, Finland
Sport
Country	Finland
Sport	Athletics
Medal record Men’s athletics Representing  Finland Olympic Games 1972 Munich 3000m steeplechase

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 event. He also competed in the 5,000 metres at Munich, but did not qualify for the final. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, he finished fourth in the 3,000 metres steeplechase.^[1]

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• Tapio Kantanen at World Athletics
• Tapio Kantanen at Olympics.com
• Tapio Kantanen at Olympedia

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