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.^[1][2] He was voted the Finnish Sports Personality of the Year in 1967, placing within first ten in 1965, 1966 and 1969.^[3]

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Eero Tapio

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)
Sport
Sport	Greco-Roman wrestling
Club	Haukiputaan Heitto
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman wrestling Representing  Finland World Championships 1965 Tampere -70 kg 1966 Toledo -70 kg 1967 Bucharest -70 kg 1969 Mar del Plata -74 kg European Championships 1967 Minsk -70 kg 1969 Modena -74 kg

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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]