Kuisma Taipale

Kuisma Taipale

Personal information
Born	(1970-02-15) February 15, 1970 (age 55) Veteli, Finland
Sport
Country	Finland
Sport	Skiing
Club	Vetelin Urheilijat
World Cup career
Seasons	17 – (1991–2007)
Indiv. starts	70
Indiv. podiums	0
Team starts	19
Team podiums	3
Team wins	0
Overall titles	0 – (56th in 1996)
Discipline titles	0

Kuisma Taipale (born 15 February 1970 in Veteli) is a Finnish cross-country skier. He represented Finland at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, where he competed in the 15 km, the 50 km, and the relay. ^[1]

He is the son of Hannu Taipale.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). ^[2]

Olympic Games

Year	Age	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	50 km	Sprint	4 × 10 km   relay
2002	32	30	—	—	47	—	11

World Championships

Year	Age	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	50 km	Sprint	4 × 10 km   relay
1993	23	—	—N/a	—	16	—	—N/a	—
1999	29	—	—N/a	—	31	DNF	—N/a	—
2003	33	—N/a	—	26	33	—	—	6

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Discipline standings					Ski Tour standings
		Overall	Distance	Long Distance	Middle Distance	Sprint	Tour de Ski
1991	21	NC	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
1992	22	NC	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
1993	23	NC	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
1994	24	72	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
1995	25	NC	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
1996	26	56	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
1997	27	85	—N/a	61	—N/a	64	—N/a
1998	28	NC	—N/a	NC	—N/a	—	—N/a
1999	29	110	—N/a	NC	—N/a	—	—N/a
2000	30	110	—N/a	NC	63	—	—N/a
2001	31	NC	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—	—N/a
2002	32	112	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	NC	—N/a
2003	33	89	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—	—N/a
2004	34	NC	NC	—N/a	—N/a	—	—N/a
2005	35	145	92	—N/a	—N/a	—	—N/a
2006	36	NC	NC	—N/a	—N/a	—	—N/a
2007	37	NC	NC	—N/a	—N/a	—	—

Team podiums

• 3 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	1993–94	4 March 1994	Lahti, Finland	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	3rd	Kuusisto / Hietamäki / Heiskanen
2	1997–98	23 November 1997	Beitostølen, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	2nd	Isometsä / Kirvesniemi / Repo
3	2002–03	1 December 2002	Kuusamo, Finland	2 × 5 km / 2 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Välimaa / Lassila / Jauhojärvi

References

1. "Profile: Kuisma Taipale". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
2. "Athlete : TAIPALE Kuisma". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 24 April 2018.

External links

• Kuisma Taipale at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Kuisma Taipale at FIS (cross-country)
• Kuisma Taipale at Olympedia