Jani Tanskanen

Jani Tanskanen (born 28 November 1975) is a Finnish former artistic gymnast. He was the 1997 World Champion on high bar,[1] and the first Finnish gold medalist at the World Championships since 1950.[2] He is the current President of the Athletes' Commission for the International Gymnastics Federation as well as the athlete representative of Men's Artistic Gymnastics.[3]

Jani Tanskanen
Country represented Finland
Born (1975-11-28) 28 November 1975
Jyväskylä, Finland
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Representing  Finland
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1997 LausanneHigh Bar

References
  1. "33rd World Championships Artistic Gymnastics Horizontal Bar - Men's Finals". Gymnastics Results. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  2. Peszek, Luan. "Gymnastics in 1997". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  3. "Jani Tanskanen re-elected!". GYMmedia International. 2 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2015.


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