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Arvo Jantunen
Personal information
Born	April 29, 1929; Viipuri, Finland
Died	20 July 2018 (aged 89); Tampere, Finland
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Number	5
Career history
As player:
1949–1966	Tampereen Pyrintö
As coach:
1963	Finland (assistant)
1964–1966	Tampereen Pyrintö
Career highlights and awards
	No. 5 retired by Tampereen Pyrintö;

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Arvo Johannes Jantunen (April 29, 1929 – July 20, 2018) was a Finnish basketball player and coach who also played handball, football and pesäpallo at the national top-tier level. In basketball, Jantunen represented Tampereen Pyrintö that has retired his jersey. He also played for Finnish national team in three EuroBasket editions.

Career and personal life

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.^[2] Pyrintö retired Jantunen's jersey in 2014 but per team policy allows players to use his number 5.^[3]

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).^[4]

Jantunen worked as a P.E. teacher. He died in Tampere at the age of 89 on July 20, 2018.^[5]^[6]

Trophies and awards

Basketball

Jersey #5 retired by Tampereen Pyrintö
11th place in EuroBasket 1957, 13th in EuroBasket 1959, 14th in EuroBasket 1961
SM-sarja silver medal in 1958

Handball

Finnish championship in 1959
- silver in 1954

Sources

Urheilumme Kasvot Osa 3 Palloilu (in Finnish). Oy Scandia Kirjat Ab. 1973.
"Arvo Jantunen". Finnish Basketball Association. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
"National Team Statistics". Finnish Basketball Association. Retrieved 22 July 2018.

References

^ "Koripallon arvokisoissa pelanneet suomalaismiehet". Suomen Urheilutietäjät ry. 2011. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
^ Urheilumme Kasvot Osa 3 Palloilu, 841–842
^ "Kalevi Tuomisen, Olavi Ahosen, Arvo Jantusen ja Seija Leinon paidat Pyynikin kattoon". Tampereen Pyrintö Basketball. 8 February 2014. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
^ National Team Statistics – Finnish Basketball Association
^ "Arvo Jantunen, yksi Tampereen Pyrinnön koripalloilun suurista hahmoista on poissa". Aamulehti. 21 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
^ Hakanen, Jarmo (2018-07-24). "Kuolleet – Palloilijalegenda on poissa (Obituary)". Aamulehti, p. B7 (in Finnish).

External links

"Arvo Jantunen profile". FIBA Archive. Retrieved 26 September 2015.

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[1] "Koripallon arvokisoissa pelanneet suomalaismiehet". Suomen Urheilutietäjät ry. 2011. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.

[2] Urheilumme Kasvot Osa 3 Palloilu, 841–842

[3] "Kalevi Tuomisen, Olavi Ahosen, Arvo Jantusen ja Seija Leinon paidat Pyynikin kattoon". Tampereen Pyrintö Basketball. 8 February 2014. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2015.

[4] National Team Statistics – Finnish Basketball Association

[5] "Arvo Jantunen, yksi Tampereen Pyrinnön koripalloilun suurista hahmoista on poissa". Aamulehti. 21 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.

[6] Hakanen, Jarmo (2018-07-24). "Kuolleet – Palloilijalegenda on poissa (Obituary)". Aamulehti, p. B7 (in Finnish).

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