Olavi Ojanperä
Olavi Ojanperä 
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| Full name | Olavi Ojanperä | ||||||||
| nation |
 Finland
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| birthday | October 27, 1921 | ||||||||
| place of birth | Tyrvää , Finland | ||||||||
| date of death | May 8, 2016 | ||||||||
| Place of death | Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||
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| discipline | Canoe racing | ||||||||
| Boat class |
Canadians (C1) |
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Arvo Kalle Olavi Ojanperä (born October 27, 1921 in Tyrvää , † May 8, 2016 in Helsinki ) was a Finnish canoeist .
Career
Ojanperä won the bronze medal in the single canoe over 1000 meters at the Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952 . In 1960, at the age of 38, he took part in the Olympic Games in Rome , where he was eliminated before the finals.
Web links
- Olavi Ojanperä in the database of Olympedia.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary in Helsingin Sanomat , June 12, 2016, p. C28
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Ojanperä, Olavi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ojanperä, Arvo Kalle Olavi (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish canoeist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 27, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tyrvää |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 8, 2016 |
| Place of death | Helsinki |