Jaakko Tapani Peltola, known as Tapani Peltola, was a Finnish ten-pin bowler born on 26 December 1959. He competed in the men's individual bowling event at the 1988 Summer Olympics, where he finished third; his English Wikipedia article calls this a bronze medal, while the Olympedia record lists the event as a non-medal event. He also won two gold medals in the men's singles events at the 1988 and 1992 European Bowling Championships. He died in Rome on 26 June 2026, at the age of 66.
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