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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
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 gold medal in 1967." He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics and placed fifth-sixth in 1964 and "1968." He was voted the Finnish Sports Personality of the Year in 1967, placing within first ten in 1965, 1966 and 1969.

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.

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External links※

• Eero Tapio at the International Wrestling Database
• Eero Tapio at Olympedia

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