Eero Naapuri
Encyclopedia
Eero Johannes Naapuri (December 29, 1918, Lammi
– December 14, 1987) was a Finnish
Colonel
and skier.
Naapuri was born in Lammi
. He was a 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. He died in Helsinki
.
Lammi
Lammi is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Hämeenlinna on 2009-01-01.It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Tavastia Proper region. The municipality had a population of 5,507 and covered an area of 611.24 km² of which 73.69 km² is water. The...
– December 14, 1987) was a Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
Colonel
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
and skier.
Naapuri was born in Lammi
Lammi
Lammi is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Hämeenlinna on 2009-01-01.It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Tavastia Proper region. The municipality had a population of 5,507 and covered an area of 611.24 km² of which 73.69 km² is water. The...
. He was a the leader of the national Olympic military patrol team
Military patrol at the 1948 Winter Olympics
At the 1948 Winter Olympics, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, in 1948, the last military patrol competition was held as a demonstration sport. This was in part to the aftermath of World War II, which decimated Europe. This sport would be superseded by the biathlon competition which debuted at the 1960...
in 1948
1948 Winter Olympics
The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated in 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The Games were the first to be celebrated after World War II; it had been twelve years since the last Winter Games in 1936...
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. He died in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
.