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]
 Fingerroos (left) at the 1996 Summer Paralympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 July 1969 Oulu, Finland |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Sport | Paralympic swimming |
| Disability class | S11 |
| Retired | 2000 |
Medal record | |
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.