Eeva Riitta Fingerroos

Eeva Riitta "Eve" Fingerroos née 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 Fingerroos
Fingerroos (left) at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born (1969-07-04) 4 July 1969
Oulu, Finland
Sport
Country Finland
SportParalympic swimming
Disability classS11
Retired2000
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing  Finland
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place1988 SeoulWomen's 100m butterfly B1
Gold medal – first place1992 BarcelonaWomen's 100m butterfly B1
Silver medal – second place1984 Stoke Mandeville/New YorkWomen's 100m butterfly B1
Silver medal – second place1996 AtlantaWomen's 100m backstroke B1
Silver medal – second place1996 AtlantaWomen's 100m butterfly B1
Bronze medal – third place1984 Stoke Mandeville/New YorkWomen's 100m backstroke B1
Bronze medal – third place1984 Stoke Mandeville/New YorkWomen's 200m individual medley B1
Bronze medal – third place1988 SeoulWomen's 100m backstroke B1
Bronze medal – third place1988 SeoulWomen's 400m freestyle B1
Bronze medal – third place1992 BarcelonaWomen's 50m freestyle B1
Bronze medal – third place1992 BarcelonaWomen's 100m freestyle B1
Bronze medal – third place1992 BarcelonaWomen's 100m backstroke B1
Bronze medal – third place1996 AtlantaWomen's 100m freestyle B1
Bronze medal – third place1996 AtlantaWomen's 200m individual medley B1
Bronze medal – third place2000 SydneyWomen's 100m freestyle S11

After retiring from swimming, Fingerroos became an entrepreneur designing women's underwear which has sold worldwide.[4]

References
  1. "Eeva Riitta Fingerroos - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 13 October 2020.
  2. "Eeva Riitta Kukkonen - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 13 October 2020.
  3. "Eeva-Ritta Fingerroos awarded pro sports award (in Finnish)". Finnish Paralympic Committee. 5 December 2016.
  4. "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.
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