Jaakko Tallus

Jaakko Tapio Tallus (born February 23, 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 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) medals.

Tallus has three individual career victories, all earned in Finland in 1998.

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v • d • e Olympic champions in men's team nordic combined

3 x 10 km	1988 West Germany - Thomas Müller, Hans-Peter Pohl, & Hubert Schwarz * 1992 Japan - Reiichi Mikata, Takanori Kono, & Kenji Ogiwara * 1994 Japan - Takanori Kono, Masashi Abe, & Kenji Ogiwara

4 x 5 km	1998 Norway - Halldor Skard, Kenneth Braaten, Bjarte Engen Vik, & Fred Børre Lundberg * 2002 Finland - Jari Mantila, Hannu Manninen, Jaakko Tallus, & Samppa Lajunen * 2006 Austria - Michael Gruber, Christoph Bieler, Felix Gottwald, & Mario Stecher

v • d • e World champions in men's team nordic combined

3 x 10 km	1982 East Germany - Uwe Dotzauer, Günther Schmieder & Konrad Winkler * 1984 Norway - Tom Sandberg, Hallstein Bøgseth & Geir Andersen * 1985 West Germany - Thomas Müller, Hubert Schwarz & Hermann Weinbuch * 1987 West Germany - Hermann Weinbuch, Hans-Peter Pohl & Thomas Müller * 1989 Norway - Trond Einar Elden, Trond-Arne Bredesen & Bård Jørgen Elden * 1991 Austria - Günther Csar, Klaus Ofner & Klaus Sulzenbacher * 1993 Japan - Takanori Kono, Masashi Abe & Kenji Ogiwara

4 x 5 km	1995 Japan - Masashi Abe, Tsugiharu Ogiwara, Kenji Ogiwara & Takanori Kono * 1997 Norway - Halldor Skard, Bjarte Engen Vik, Knut Tore Apeland & Fred Børre Lundberg * 1999 Finland - Hannu Manninen, Tapio Nurmela, Jari Mantila & Samppa Lajunen * 2001 Norway - Kenneth Braaten, Sverre Rotevatn, Bjarte Engen Vik & Kristian Hammer * 2003 Austria - Michael Gruber, Wilhelm Denifl, Christoph Bieler & Felix Gottwald * 2005 Norway - Petter Tande, Håvard Klemetsen, Magnus Moan & Kristian Hammer * 2007 Finland - Anssi Koivuranta, Janne Ryynänen, Jaakko Tallus, & Hannu Manninen