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Simo Häyhä, often referred to by his nickname, The White Death, was a Finnish military sniper during World War II in the 1939–1940 Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union. He used a Finnish-produced M/28-30 rifle and a Suomi KP/-31 submachine gun. Häyhä is believed to have killed over 500 enemy soldiers during the conflict, the highest number of sniper kills in any major war. Consequently, he is often regarded as the deadliest sniper in history.
Finland competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 78 competitors, 59 men and 19 women, took part in 66 events in 15 sports.
Tapio Nurmela is a Finnish nordic combined athlete who competed during the 1990s. He won a silver medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. Nurmela also won two medals in the 4 x 5 km team event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in 1999 and a silver in 1997.
Tapio Valfrid Mäkelä was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s.
Jorma Vilho Paavali Kinnunen was an athlete from Finland who competed mainly in the javelin throw. He was born in Pihtipudas.
Hannu-Pekka "Hoopi" Hänninen is a Finnish sports commentator who works for Finland's National Broadcasting Company, Yle. He serves both as the real-time play-by-play commentator and as a sports reader on Yle's sports news program, Urheiluruutu. His career as a sportscaster started in 1977. Before that, he had a short spell as entertainment staff on the radio. He was born in Helsinki, and trained as a telecommunications engineer.
The men's javelin throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on August 4. The final was won by Tapio Rautavaara from Finland.
Eero Johannes "Erkka" Tapio 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 Kalevi Nirkko is a Finnish sailor. He competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's Finn class.
Tapio Wartiovaara was a Finnish sports shooter. He competed in the 50 m pistol event at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He died from his wounds after fighting in the Battle of Taipale.
Tuukka Tapio Mäkelä was a Finnish sports shooter. He competed in the skeet event at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Matti Tapio Poikala is a retired Swedish wrestler. He competed in the freestyle lightweight division at the 1964 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in the second bout. He then won a silver medal at the 1968 European and a bronze at the 1969 world championships in Greco-Roman wrestling, and finished fourth in 1969 in the 74 kg freestyle contest.
The following lists events that happened in 2011 in Finland.
Tapio Lehto was a Finnish athlete. He competed in the men's triple jump at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Tapio ("Tappari") Pöyhönen was a Finnish basketball player. He was born in Helsinki and grew up in Isku. He competed in 1950 World Cup qualifiers in Nice, the 1951 European Championships in Paris, and the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He later served on the Finnish Olympic Committee.
Events of 2019 in Finland.
Juho Kinnunen was a Finnish wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman middleweight at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Tapio Piipponen is a Finnish biathlete. He competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics and the 1988 Winter Olympics.
Sigvard Kinnunen was a Swedish weightlifter. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Tapio Säynevirta was a Finnish sports shooter. He competed in the men's 10 metre air rifle event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
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- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tapio Kinnunen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ↑ Jalava, Pasi; Saraja, Antti. "Nopeakinttuinen puntinkolistaja Tapio Kinnunen" (PDF). Etelä-Suomen Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 August 2020.
Kinnunen on asunut Ruotsissa ... Menin sinne 1975
- ↑ "Neljän mitalin suomalaispäivä - Tapio Kinnunen kasasi ME:n masters MM-lavalla" (in Finnish). Finnish Weightlifting Federation. 16 September 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
Tapio Kinnunen, joka nykyisin edustaa Ruotsia
