Eero Tapio

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Eero Tapio
Eero Tapio 1963.jpg
Tapio in 1963
Personal information
Born3 March 1941 (1941-03-03) (age 80)
Muhos, Finland
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight70–78 kg (154–172 lb)
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubHaukiputaan Heitto
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Finland
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1965 Manchester -70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Toledo -70 kg
Gold medal – first place 1967 New Delhi -70 kg
Silver medal – second place 1969 Mar del Plata -74 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1967 Minsk -70 kg
Gold medal – first place 1969 Modena -74 kg

Eero Johannes "Erkka" Tapio (born 3 March 1941) is a retired Greco-Roman wrestler from Finland who won four medals at the world championships of 1965–69, including a gold medal in 1967. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics and placed fifth-sixth in 1964 and 1968.[1][2] He was voted the Finnish Sports Personality of the Year in 1967, placing within first ten in 1965, 1966 and 1969.[3]

Tapio was born to a farmer, and through his life worked as a painter, janitor, wrestling coach and sports official. In the 1970s–80s he worked with the national wrestling team. He is married and has two children, born in 1966 and 1968.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eero Tapio". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ Tapio, Eero (FIN). iat.uni-leipzig.de
  3. ^ a b Tapio Eero Johannes. tulpaini.fi

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