Eeva Riitta "Eve" Fingerroos née Kukkonen (born 4 July 1969) is a retired FinnishParalympic swimmer who competed in international level events, she specialised in butterfly stroke. She was one of Finland's most successful blind swimmers by winning fourteen medals and competed in five Paralympic Games.[1][2][3]
After retiring from swimming, Fingerroos became an entrepreneur designing women's underwear which has sold worldwide.[4]
Referencesedit
^"Eeva Riitta Fingerroos - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 13 October 2020.
^"Eeva Riitta Kukkonen - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 13 October 2020.
^"Eeva-Ritta Fingerroos awarded pro sports award (in Finnish)". Finnish Paralympic Committee. 5 December 2016.
^"Eve, who was blinded as a child, did not opt out of life - "You can do as you see it" (in Finnish)". paivanlehti.fi. 1 May 2020.
January 01, 1970
eeva, riitta, fingerroos, eeva, riitta, fingerroos, née, kukkonen, born, july, 1969, retired, finnish, paralympic, swimmer, competed, international, level, events, specialised, butterfly, stroke, finland, most, successful, blind, swimmers, winning, fourteen, m. Eeva Riitta Eve Fingerroos nee Kukkonen born 4 July 1969 is a retired Finnish Paralympic swimmer who competed in international level events she specialised in butterfly stroke She was one of Finland s most successful blind swimmers by winning fourteen medals and competed in five Paralympic Games 1 2 3 Eeva Riitta FingerroosFingerroos left at the 1996 Summer ParalympicsPersonal informationBorn 1969 07 04 4 July 1969 age 54 Oulu FinlandSportCountry FinlandSportParalympic swimmingDisability classS11Retired2000Medal record Paralympic swimming Representing Finland Paralympic Games 1988 Seoul Women s 100m butterfly B1 1992 Barcelona Women s 100m butterfly B1 1984 Stoke Mandeville New York Women s 100m butterfly B1 1996 Atlanta Women s 100m backstroke B1 1996 Atlanta Women s 100m butterfly B1 1984 Stoke Mandeville New York Women s 100m backstroke B1 1984 Stoke Mandeville New York Women s 200m individual medley B1 1988 Seoul Women s 100m backstroke B1 1988 Seoul Women s 400m freestyle B1 1992 Barcelona Women s 50m freestyle B1 1992 Barcelona Women s 100m freestyle B1 1992 Barcelona Women s 100m backstroke B1 1996 Atlanta Women s 100m freestyle B1 1996 Atlanta Women s 200m individual medley B1 2000 Sydney Women s 100m freestyle S11 After retiring from swimming Fingerroos became an entrepreneur designing women s underwear which has sold worldwide 4 References edit Eeva Riitta Fingerroos IPC Profile International Paralympic Committee 13 October 2020 Eeva Riitta Kukkonen IPC Profile International Paralympic Committee 13 October 2020 Eeva Ritta Fingerroos awarded pro sports award in Finnish Finnish Paralympic Committee 5 December 2016 Eve who was blinded as a child did not opt out of life You can do as you see it in Finnish paivanlehti fi 1 May 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eeva Riitta Fingerroos amp oldid 1177324960, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
