Arvo Jantunen Explained

Arvo Jantunen
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	1
Number:	5
Birth Date:	29 April 1929
Birth Place:	Viipuri, Finland^[1]
Death Place:	Tampere, Finland
Nationality:	Finnish
Years1:	1949–1966
Team1:	Tampereen Pyrintö
Cyears1:	1963
Cteam1:	Finland (assistant)
Cyears2:	1964–1966
Cteam2:	Tampereen Pyrintö
Highlights:	No. 5 retired by Tampereen Pyrintö

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 186adj=midNaNadj=mid 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

• 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

• Book: 1973 . Urheilumme Kasvot Osa 3 Palloilu . fi . Oy Scandia Kirjat Ab .
• Web site: Arvo Jantunen . Finnish Basketball Association . 22 July 2018.
• Web site: National Team Statistics . Finnish Basketball Association . 22 July 2018.

External links

• Web site: Arvo Jantunen profile . FIBA Archive . 26 September 2015.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Koripallon arvokisoissa pelanneet suomalaismiehet . Suomen Urheilutietäjät ry . 2011 . 26 September 2015 . 22 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150722195711/http://www.saunalahti.fi/~sut/kesa2012/koris.html . dead .
2. Urheilumme Kasvot Osa 3 Palloilu, 841–842
3. Web site: Kalevi Tuomisen, Olavi Ahosen, Arvo Jantusen ja Seija Leinon paidat Pyynikin kattoon . Tampereen Pyrintö Basketball . 8 February 2014 . 26 September 2015 . 22 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180722163952/http://pyrinto.fi/kalevi-tuomisen-olavi-ahosen-arvo-jantusen-ja-seija-leinon-paidat-pyynikin-kattoon/ . dead .
4. National Team Statistics – Finnish Basketball Association
5. Web site: Arvo Jantunen, yksi Tampereen Pyrinnön koripalloilun suurista hahmoista on poissa . Aamulehti . 21 July 2018 . 22 July 2018 . 21 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180721174139/https://www.aamulehti.fi/urheilu/arvo-jantunen-yksi-tampereen-pyrinnon-koripalloilun-suurista-hahmoista-on-poissa-201088450/ . dead .
6. News: Hakanen . Jarmo . 2018-07-24 . Kuolleet – Palloilijalegenda on poissa (Obituary) . fi . Aamulehti, p. B7 .