Eija Krogerus, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eija Krogerus

Finnish bowler

Date of Birth: 19-Jun-1932

Place of Birth: Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

Date of Death: 07-Oct-2018

Profession: athlete, bowler

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Eija Krogerus (19 June 1932 in Helsinki – 7 October 2018) is a former bowler who was well known in Finland.
She played in the National Team continuously for 21 years, from 1962 until 1983. She has won medals and success on national, Nordic and international levels, excelling in World and European Championships.
She played in six World Championships, five European Championships and eleven times in Nordic Championships and retired from the National Team after the European Cup Individual 1983. She competed in the 1972 AMF World Cup held in Magallanes, Philippines and voted "Sportswoman of the Year". Krogerus was inducted into the WBW International Bowling Hall of Fame in 2002, almost twenty years after retiring from competitive bowling at 51 years of age.