Olli Tiainen

Olli Tiainen, born on 30 November 1956, is a Finnish ten-pin bowler. Tiainen has one world championship medal, silver in the team event at the 1987 championships in Helsinki, where the individual event ended in 24th place. Tiainen was part of the Finnish team that won the European Cup in 1984, 1986 and 1992. The only individual Finnish championship came in 2004, and the Ballmasters tournament was won in 1997. In 1992 Tiainen helped the club Rännimestarit of Lohja win the Tornados tournament, beating Eagle-Team of Kotka in the final. Tiainen works in Riihimäki as a bowling centre entrepreneur and has coached the Finnish women's national team. A brother, Kari Tiainen, is a multiple enduro world champion.