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{{short description|Finnish basketball player/coach and handballer, footballer, and pesäpallo}} |
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| birth_place = [[Viipuri]], [[Finland]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.saunalahti.fi/~sut/kesa2012/koris.html |title=Koripallon arvokisoissa pelanneet suomalaismiehet |publisher=Suomen Urheilutietäjät ry |date=2011 |access-date=26 September 2015 |archive-date=22 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722195711/http://www.saunalahti.fi/~sut/kesa2012/koris.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|07|20|1929|04|29|df=y}} |
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| death_place = [[Tampere]], Finland |
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| nationality = Finnish |
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| years1 = 1949–1966 |
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| team1 = [[Tampereen Pyrintö (basketball)|Tampereen Pyrintö]] |
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| cyears1 = 1963 |
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| cteam1 = [[Finland national basketball team|Finland]] (assistant) |
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| cyears2 = 1964–1966 |
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| cteam2 = Tampereen Pyrintö |
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* No. 5 retired by |
* No. 5 retired by [[Tampereen Pyrintö (basketball)|Tampereen Pyrintö]] |
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* Eurobaskets [[EuroBasket 1957|1957]] (11th), [[EuroBasket 1959|1959]] (13th) and [[EuroBasket 1961|1961]] (14th) |
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* [[Korisliiga|SM-sarja]] silver medal in 1958 |
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'''Arvo Johannes Jantunen''' (April 29, 1929 – July 20, 2018) was a Finnish [[basketball]] player and coach who also played [[handball]], [[association football|football]] and [[pesäpallo]] at the national top-tier level. In basketball, Jantunen represented [[Tampereen Pyrintö (basketball)|Tampereen Pyrintö]] that has retired his jersey. He also played for [[Finland national basketball team|Finnish national team]] in three EuroBasket editions. |
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== Career and personal life == |
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⚫ | In basketball, the {{convert|186|cm|ftin|adj=mid|-tall}} Jantunen played his whole [[Korisliiga|SM-sarja]] career for [[Tampereen Pyrintö (basketball)|Tampereen Pyrintö]]. He also worked as the head coach of the team for two seasons in the 1960s.<ref>Urheilumme Kasvot Osa 3 Palloilu, 841–842</ref> Pyrintö retired Jantunen's jersey in 2014 but per team policy allows players to use his number 5.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pyrinto.fi/kalevi-tuomisen-olavi-ahosen-arvo-jantusen-ja-seija-leinon-paidat-pyynikin-kattoon/ |title=Kalevi Tuomisen, Olavi Ahosen, Arvo Jantusen ja Seija Leinon paidat Pyynikin kattoon |publisher=Tampereen Pyrintö Basketball |date=8 February 2014 |access-date=26 September 2015 |archive-date=22 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722163952/http://pyrinto.fi/kalevi-tuomisen-olavi-ahosen-arvo-jantusen-ja-seija-leinon-paidat-pyynikin-kattoon/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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Jantunen worked as a P.E. teacher. He died in [[Tampere]] at the age of 89 on July 20, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aamulehti.fi/urheilu/arvo-jantunen-yksi-tampereen-pyrinnon-koripalloilun-suurista-hahmoista-on-poissa-201088450/ |title=Arvo Jantunen, yksi Tampereen Pyrinnön koripalloilun suurista hahmoista on poissa |publisher=Aamulehti |date=21 July 2018 |access-date=22 July 2018 |archive-date=21 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721174139/https://www.aamulehti.fi/urheilu/arvo-jantunen-yksi-tampereen-pyrinnon-koripalloilun-suurista-hahmoista-on-poissa-201088450/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hakanen |first=Jarmo |date=2018-07-24 |title=Kuolleet – Palloilijalegenda on poissa (Obituary) |language=fi |work=Aamulehti, p. B7 }}</ref> |
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==Trophies and awards== |
==Trophies and awards== |
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==Sources== |
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* {{cite book |date=1973 |title=Urheilumme Kasvot Osa 3 Palloilu |language=fi |publisher=Oy Scandia Kirjat Ab }} |
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* {{cite web |url=https://www.basket.fi/pelaaja/?id=363553 |title=Arvo Jantunen |publisher=Finnish Basketball Association |access-date=22 July 2018}} |
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* {{cite web |url=https://www.basket.fi/basket/maajoukkueet/pelaajat-ja-valmentajat/pelaaja/?season_id=null&player_id=363553 |title=National Team Statistics |publisher=Finnish Basketball Association |access-date=22 July 2018}} |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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Latest revision as of 03:05, 3 December 2024
Personal information | |
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Born | Viipuri, Finland[1] | April 29, 1929
Died | 20 July 2018 Tampere, Finland | (aged 89)
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 | |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]Basketball
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Finnish championship in 1959
- silver in 1954
Sources
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "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
[edit]- "Arvo Jantunen profile". FIBA Archive. Retrieved 26 September 2015.