Eero Tapio

Finnish wrestler (1941–2022) 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. 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. References ^ 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 External links Eero Tapio at the International Wrestling Database Eero Tapio at Olympedia