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Samppa Lajunen

Finnish athlete

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Olympic Games

  • Lighting the Olympic flame
    In Olympic Games: Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S., 2002

    …silver in Alpine skiing; and Samppa Lajunen of Finland, who won all three Nordic combined events. The Salt Lake Games also saw bobsledder Vonetta Flowers become the first black athlete to win a Winter gold medal. Canadian hockey player Jarome Iginla then became the first black male athlete to win…

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Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Winter Games

  • Ice skating at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City
    In Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Winter Games

    …silver in Alpine skiing; and Samppa Lajunen of Finland, who won all three Nordic combined events. The Salt Lake Games also saw bobsledder Vonetta Flowers become the first black athlete to win a Winter gold medal. Canadian hockey player Jarome Inigla then became the first black male athlete to win…

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