Eero Johannes Naapuri (29 December 1918,

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– 14 December 1987,

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) was a Finnish

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''Onnistunut juhla Taistelijan Talolla''
(Finnish). and skier. Naapuri was born in

. He was the leader of the national Olympic military patrol team in

1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...

which placed second. His military rank at his time was

Kapteeni ''Kapteeni'' (Captain) is an officer's rank in Finland, immediately above ''Yliluutnantti'' (Lieutenant) and below ''Majuri'' (Major). In peacetime training, a ''kapteeni'' is the commander of a company. (Majors can also be in this role, but us ...

. At the Nordic World Ski Championships 1950 he also finished second with his military patrol.''Historia englanniksi-a short story of military sports in Finland''
. He died in

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Picture of Eero Naapuri

References

1918 births 1987 deaths Sportspeople from Hämeenlinna Finnish military patrol (sport) runners Olympic biathletes for Finland Military patrol competitors at the 1948 Winter Olympics {{Skimountaineering-bio-stub