Finnish Nordic combined skier
Jaakko Tapio Tallus (born 23 February 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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3 x 10 km 4 x 5 km
1998 : Halldor Skard , Kenneth Braaten , Bjarte Engen Vik , Fred Børre Lundberg (NOR )
2002 : Jari Mantila , Hannu Manninen , Jaakko Tallus , Samppa Lajunen (FIN )
2006 : Michael Gruber , Christoph Bieler , Felix Gottwald , Mario Stecher (AUT )
2010 : Bernhard Gruber , David Kreiner , Felix Gottwald , Mario Stecher (AUT )
2014 : Magnus Moan , Magnus Krog , Jørgen Graabak , Håvard Klemetsen (NOR )
2018 : Vinzenz Geiger , Fabian Rießle , Eric Frenzel , Johannes Rydzek (GER )
2022 : Espen Andersen , Espen Bjørnstad , Jørgen Graabak , Jens Lurås Oftebro (NOR )
3 × 10 km
1982: East Germany
1984: Norway
1985: West Germany
1987: West Germany
1989: Norway
1991: Austria
1993: Japan
4 × 5 km
1995: Japan
1997: Norway
1999: Finland
2001: Norway
2003: Austria
2005: Norway
2007: Finland
2009: Japan
2011 (normal hill): Austria
2013 (normal hill): France
2015 (normal hill): Germany
2017 (normal hill): Germany
2019 (normal hill): Norway
2021 (normal hill): Norway
2023 (large hill): Norway