Nora Tallus

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Nora Tallus
Born (1981-02-09) 9 February 1981 (age 43)
Kerava, Finland
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Right
Played for Keravan Shakers
IHK Helsinki
Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
SKIF Nizhny Novgorod
HPK Hämeenlinna
National teamFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Playing career 19962011
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Canada
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 China

Nora Tallus, previously Liikanen, (born 9 February 1981) is a Finnish retired ice hockey forward, currently serving as assistant coach to KJT Haukat of the Naisten Mestis. [1] She represented Finland in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2006 Winter Olympics [2] [3] and in four IIHF World Women's Championships, with bronze medals won in the 2004 and 2008 tournaments. [4]

Tallus attended University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) from 2001 to 2005 where she played with the Bulldogs ice hockey team. With the Bulldogs, she was an NCAA Division I National Champion in 2002 and 2003. In the 2003 tournament, Tallus scored the championship winning goal 4:16 into second overtime against Harvard. [5]

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References

  1. "Nora Tallus". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nora Tallus Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
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