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Olavi Ojanperä

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Olavi Portrait
Olympic medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Bronze medal – third place 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.

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  1. ^ "Obituary", Helsingin Sanomat, June 12, 2016, p.C28