Tapio Kantanen
Finnish athlete (born 1949)
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Tapio Kantanen (born 31 May 1949) is a Finnish former athlete who mainly competed in the 3,000 metre steeple chase.
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| Born | 31 May 1949 (age 76) Heinola, Finland | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
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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. He also competed in the 5,000 metres at Munich, but did not qualify for the final. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, he finished fourth in the 3,000 metres steeplechase.[1]
