Eero Tapio

Finnish wrestler (1941–2022)

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Eero Tapio

Tapio in 1963

Personal information

Born

(1941-03-03)3 March 1941
Muhos, Finland

Died

17 December 2022(2022-12-17) (aged 81)

Height

170 cm (5 ft 7 in)

Weight

70–78 kg (154–172 lb)

Sport

Greco-Roman wrestling

Club

Haukiputaan Heitto

Medal record

Men's Greco-Roman wrestling

Representing Finland
World Championships
	1965 Tampere	-70 kg
	1966 Toledo	-70 kg
	1967 Bucharest	-70 kg
	1969 Mar del Plata	-74 kg
European Championships
	1967 Minsk	-70 kg
	1969 Modena	-74 kg

Eero Johannes "Erkka" Tapio (3 March 1941 – 17 December 2022) was a 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. From the 1970s–1980s, he worked with the national wrestling team. He had two children from his marriage, born in 1966 and 1968 respectively.^[3]

References

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^ 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.
^ Tapio, Eero (FIN). iat.uni-leipzig.de
^ ^a ^b Tapio Eero Johannes. tulpaini.fi