Arvo Jantunen
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 29, 1929 Viipuri, Finland |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Career history | |
| 1949–1966 | Tampereen Pyrintö |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Arvo Johannes Jantunen (born April 29, 1929 in Viipuri[1]) 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.[2] Pyrintö has retired Jantunen's jersey but 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]
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 26 September 2015.
- "National Team Statistics". Finnish Basketball Association. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- "Arvo Jantunen profile". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
References
- ^ "Koripallon arvokisoissa pelanneet suomalaismiehet". Suomen Urheilutietäjät ry. 2011. 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. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ archive.fiba.com
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