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 Tapio in 1963 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Haukiputaan Heitto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 the1964,1968 and1972 Summer Olympics and placed fifth-sixth in 1964 and 1968.[1][2] He was voted theFinnish 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]
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