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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 team  Finland
Playing career 1996–2011
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing  Finland
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Canada
Bronze medal – third place 2008 China

Nora Tallus, previously Liikanen, (born 9 February 1981) is a retired Finnish ice hockey forward.[1] She competed as a member of Finland's national team 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]

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.
  3. ^ "Nora TALLUS - Olympic Ice Hockey | Finland". International Olympic Committee. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Nora Tallus a.k.a. "Nora Liikanen"". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  5. ^ Borzi, Pat (24 March 2003). "HOCKEY; Minnesota-Duluth Makes It Three Straight". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 22 July 2019.