Harold Arvit Hamalainen[1] (20 June 1903 – 20 May 1975)[2][3] was an Australian international rugby union player. Hamalainen played as a lock and claimed a total of three international rugby caps for Australia. He also achieved success in rugby league at an amateur level, representing Brisbane Firsts in 1925–26.
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| Born | Harold Arvit Hamalainen 20 June 1903 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 May 1975 (aged 71) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Born in Brisbane, Queensland, Hamalainen was of Finnish descent and a truck driver by profession. During World War II, he enlisted in the Second Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF) in 1940, before being discharged in 1943.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Harold Arvit Hamalainen". Classic Wallabies. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "Harold Hamalainen". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "Harry Hamalainen". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
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