Erkki Aro

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Erkki Aro (born March 11, 1916 in Helsinki , † 1993 ) was a Finnish orienteer .

Aro belonged to the orienteering club Helsingin Suunnistajat . Here he ran together with Arvo Ek and Juhani Salmenkylä in a team. In the mid-1950s, the club was one of the best in Finland and Scandinavia. Aro won four Finnish championship titles with the club's season, as well as the Jukola seven times between 1949 and 1960 and the Tiomila in Sweden in 1954 . In individual he won the Finnish championship in 1949 and 1953, and was also three times Finnish runner-up.

Aro no longer took part in European or world championships, which were not held for the first time until the 1960s.

successes

Singles:

  • Finnish Championships:
    • 1st place: 1949 and 1953
    • 2nd place: 1947, 1950 and 1956
    • 3rd place: 1952 and 1954

Season:

  • Finnish Championships:
    • 1st place: 1954, 1955, 1956 and 1959
    • 2nd place: 1952
    • 3rd place: 1949, 1953, 1958 and 1960
  • Jukola winners: 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1957 and 1960
  • Tiomila Winner: 1954

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personal data
SURNAME Aro, Erkki
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Finnish orienteer
DATE OF BIRTH March 11, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH Helsinki , Finland
DATE OF DEATH 1993