Erkki Tapani "Eki" Heinonen (born 8 July 1967) is a sailor from Vaasa, Finland, who represented his country at the

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as crew member in the Soling. With helmsman

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and fellow crew member

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they took the 15th place. In 2019 Heinonen became Soling European Championship with crew members Gabor Helmhout and his son Mathias Heinonen in Torbole, Italy.

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Living people 1967 births Soling class sailors Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Soling Olympic sailors for Finland Sportspeople from Vaasa Finnish male sailors (sport) {{Finland-yachtracing-bio-stub