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{{short description|Finnish freestyle skier}}
{{MedalTableTop|Janne Lahtela 2010.jpg|200px|Lahtela in 2010}}
{{MedalSport | Men's [[freestyle skiing]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{FIN}} }}
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{{MedalGold| [[2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Salt Lake City]] | [[Freestyle skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics|Moguls]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[1998 Winter Olympics|1998 Nagano]] | [[Freestyle skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics|Moguls]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 1999|1999 Meiringen-Hasliberg]]|Moguls}}
{{MedalSilver| [[FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 1999|1999 Meiringen-Hasliberg]]|Dual Moguls}}
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'''Janne Lahtela''' (born 28 February 1974) is a [[Finns|Finnish]] former [[sportsperson|athlete]], who established himself as one of the most dominant persons in the history of [[Mogul skiing|moguls skiing]]. He is currently the head coach of [[Japan|Japan's]] freestyle skiing team. He also is a key founder and sponsor for the IDOne ski company based out of Japan.

Lahtela was born in [[Kemijärvi]]. He won a [[gold medal]] in the moguls final of [[2002 Winter Olympic Games]]. Four years earlier he had taken a silver medal in front of his cousin [[Sami Mustonen]], who took bronze. He has also won the moguls skiing World Cup five times and became a World Champion in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/88817 |title=Janne Lahtela |work=Olympedia |access-date=5 July 2020}}</ref>

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[[Category:Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics]]
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[[Category:Skiers from Lapland (Finland)]]
[[Category:21st-century Finnish sportsmen]]


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