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Kaarle Tapper
* 19 September 1995 Helsinki
Present residence: Helsinki
190 cm, 84 kg
Club: Helsingfors Segelklubb
Coaches: Rene Abner, Joakim Wilenius
Class: Laser
Finland has always been represented in Laser ever since the class was introduced into the Olympic program in
1996. In Rio de Janeiro the tradition is continued by Kaarle Tapper, who was only 18 when he won an Olympic quota
place at the 2014 World Championships in Santander, Spain. Kaarle has won several world championship medals
in junior classes. In 2010 he finished fourth at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. Kaarle comes from a sailing
family: his father and first coach Markko Tapper finished fifth at the World Championships of 470 class in 1992.
ACHIEVEMENTS (in Laser if not stated otherwise):
2010 WCh bronze Europe. WCh bronze Byte CII. YOG 4th Byte.
2011 WU17Ch bronze Laser Radial.
2013 WCh 43rd. EurCh 31st.
2014 WCh 45th. EurCh 36th. WU21EurCh bronze.
2015 WCh 59th. EurCh 35th.
2016 WCh 47th. EurCh 24th.