Olavi Ojanperä
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1952 Helsinki | C-1 1000 m |
Arvo Kalle Olavi Ojanperä (27 October 1921 – 8 May 2016)[1] was a Finnish sprint canoeist who competed in the early 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the C-1 1000 m event at Helsinki in 1952. He was born in Tyrvää.
References
[edit]- ^ "Obituary", Helsingin Sanomat, June 12, 2016, p.C28
Categories:
- 1921 births
- 2016 deaths
- People from Sastamala
- Canoeists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Finnish male canoeists
- Olympic canoeists for Finland
- Olympic bronze medalists for Finland
- Olympic medalists in canoeing
- Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Pirkanmaa
- European canoeist stubs
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