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.

Arvo Jantunen
Personal information
Born(1929-04-29)April 29, 1929
Viipuri, Finland[1]
Died20 July 2018(2018-07-20) (aged 89)
Tampere, Finland
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

Career and personal life

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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

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Basketball

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Handball

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  • Finnish championship in 1959
    • silver in 1954

Sources

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  • 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

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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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