Olavi Ahonen (basketball) explained

Olavi Ahonen
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Birth Date:31 January 1941
Birth Place:Tampere, Finland
Death Place:Tampere, Finland
Nationality:Finnish
Career Start:1960
Career End:1977
Years1:1960–1970
Team1:Tampereen Pyrintö
Years2:1970–1977
Team2:Pispalan Tarmo
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Olavi Antero Ahonen (January 31, 1941 – April 16, 1995)[1] was a Finnish basketball player. 184 cm tall Ahonen played for Tampereen Pyrintö and Pispalan Tarmo in Korisliiga. Pyrintö has retired Ahonen's jersey but allowes players to use his number 7.[2]

Ahonen had also 51 caps in Finland national basketball team and belonged to the Finnish squad in EuroBasket 1967 that achieved the sixth place, country's best position in men's international basketball competitions until then.[3] With the national team he also won the Nordic championship in 1966.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Koripallon arvokisoissa pelanneet suomalaismiehet . Suomen Urheilutietäjät ry . 2011 . 12 August 2015.
  2. Web site: Kalevi Tuomisen, Olavi Ahosen, Arvo Jantusen ja Seija Leinon paidat Pyynikin kattoon . Tampereen Pyrintö Basketball . 8 February 2014 . 12 August 2015.
  3. fiba.com
  4. Web site: Miesten maajoukkue 1966 . Finnish Basketball Association . 12 August 2015.