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

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and

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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.

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* 1941 births 2022 deaths Olympic wrestlers for Finland Wrestlers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Finnish male sport wrestlers World Wrestling Championships medalists Finnish wrestling coaches European Wrestling Championships medalists 20th-century Finnish sportsmen 21st-century Finnish people People from Muhos {{Finland-wrestling-bio-stub