Nationality Finnish Role Basketball Player Name Arvo Jantunen | 1949–1966 Tampereen Pyrinto Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Height 1.86 m | |
Born April 29, 1929 (age 95) Viipuri, Finland ( 1929-04-29 ) | ||
Finnish basketball player and coach Arvo Jantunen Died at 89
Arvo Johannes Jantunen (born April 29, 1929 in Viipuri) is a Finnish retired basketball player and coach, who also played handball, football and pesäpallo at the national top-tier level. In basketball, the 186-centimetre-tall (6 ft 1 in) Jantunen played his whole SM-sarja career for Tampereen Pyrintö. He also worked as the head coach of the team for two seasons in the 1960s. Pyrintö has retired Jantunen's jersey but allows players to use his number 5.
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Jantunen had 50 caps for the Finland national basketball team and belonged to the Finnish squads in EuroBasket 1957, EuroBasket 1959 and EuroBasket 1961, placing best at 1957 (11th).
Basketball
Handball
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