Birth Date: | 3 March 1941 |
Birth Place: | Muhos, Finland |
Height: | 170 cm |
Weight: | 70ā78 kg |
Sport: | Greco-Roman wrestling |
Club: | Haukiputaan Heitto |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Eero Johannes "Erkka" Tapio (3 March 1941 ā 17 December 2022) was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Finland who won four medals at the world championships of 1965ā69, 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 1970sā1980s, he worked with the national wrestling team. He had two children from his marriage, born in 1966 and 1968 respectively.