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== Career and personal life ==
== Career and personal life ==


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 |website= |access-date=26 September 2015}}</ref>
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}}</ref>


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).<ref>National Team Statistics – Finnish Basketball Association</ref>
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).<ref>National Team Statistics – Finnish Basketball Association</ref>


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 |website= |access-date=22 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hakanen |first=Jarmo |date=2018-07-24 |title=Kuolleet – Palloilijalegenda on poissa (Obituary) |language=Finnish |work=Aamulehti, p. B7 }}</ref>
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}}</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>


==Trophies and awards==
==Trophies and awards==
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==Sources==
==Sources==
* {{cite book |last= |first= |date=1973 |title=Urheilumme Kasvot Osa 3 Palloilu |trans-title= |url= |language=fi |location= |publisher=Oy Scandia Kirjat Ab |isbn=}}
* {{cite book |date=1973 |title=Urheilumme Kasvot Osa 3 Palloilu |language=fi |publisher=Oy Scandia Kirjat Ab }}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.basket.fi/pelaaja/?id=363553 |title=Arvo Jantunen |publisher=Finnish Basketball Association |date= |website= |access-date=22 July 2018}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.basket.fi/pelaaja/?id=363553 |title=Arvo Jantunen |publisher=Finnish Basketball Association |access-date=22 July 2018}}
* {{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 |date= |website= |access-date=22 July 2018}}
* {{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}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{cite web |url=http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/q/Arvo%20JANTUNEN/pid/67651/_//players.html |title=Arvo Jantunen profile |publisher=FIBA Archive |date= |website= |access-date=26 September 2015}}
* {{cite web |url=http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/q/Arvo%20JANTUNEN/pid/67651/_//players.html |title=Arvo Jantunen profile |publisher=FIBA Archive |access-date=26 September 2015}}


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Arvo Jantunen
Personal information
Born(1929-04-29)April 29, 1929
Viipuri, Finland[1]
Died20 July 2018(2018-07-20) (aged 89)
Tampere, Finland
NationalityFinnish
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Number5
Career history
As player:
1949–1966Tampereen Pyrintö
As coach:
1963Finland (assistant)
1964–1966Tampereen Pyrintö
Career highlights and awards

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

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

  1. ^ "Koripallon arvokisoissa pelanneet suomalaismiehet". Suomen Urheilutietäjät ry. 2011. 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. 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. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  6. ^ Hakanen, Jarmo (2018-07-24). "Kuolleet – Palloilijalegenda on poissa (Obituary)". Aamulehti, p. B7 (in Finnish).
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