Eero Johannes Naapuri (29 December 1918, Lammi – 14 December 1987, Helsinki) was a Finnish Colonel[1] and skier.
| Eero Naapuri | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Eero Johannes Naapuri | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 December 1918 Lammi, Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 December 1987 (aged 68) Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||||
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Naapuri was born in Lammi. He was the leader of the national Olympic military patrol team in 1948 which placed second. His military rank at his time was Kapteeni. At the Nordic World Ski Championships 1950 he also finished second with his military patrol.[2] He died in Helsinki.
External links
edit- Picture of Eero Naapuri Archived 2014-11-03 at archive.today
References
edit- ^ Onnistunut juhla Taistelijan Talolla (Finnish).
- ^ Historia englanniksi-a short story of military sports in Finland Archived 2009-03-03 at the Wayback Machine.
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