Kalevi Tuominen
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 August 1927 Finland |
| 1956 | Finland (women) |
| 1959–1960 | Finland (women) |
| 1960–1964 | Tampereen Pyrintö |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
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Kalevi Vilho Tapio ”Kallu” Tuominen (9 August 1927 – 23 January 2020)EuroBasket 1956 Women.[3] He worked also as a FIBA-licensed referee.[4] Tuominen was inducted to Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame as one of its first members in 2009.[5] Pyrintö has retired Tuominen's jersey but allows players to use his number 15.[6]
Tuominen died after a long illness at Suursuo Hospital in Helsinki on 23 January 2020, aged 92.[2]
Trophies, awards and achievements
- Inducted in Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame
- Jersey #15 retired by Tampereen Pyrintö
Basketball (player)
- 10th place in EuroBasket 1955
- SM-sarja silver medal in 1958
Basketball (coach)
- Finland national team
- 1964 Summer Olympics (11th)
- six EuroBaskets, 6th place in 1967
- Finland women's national team
- 11th in EuroBasket 1956 Women
- 11th in
Sources
- Urheilumme Kasvot Osa 3 Palloilu (in Finnish). Oy Scandia Kirjat Ab. 1973.
- "Kalevi Tuominen". Finnish Basketball Association. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- "National Team Statistics". Finnish Basketball Association. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- "Kalevi Tuominen profile". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
References
- ^ "Koripallon arvokisoissa pelanneet suomalaismiehet". Suomen Urheilutietäjät ry. 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ^ a b Mäki, Elise; Virtanen, Ari (24 January 2020). "Suomalaisen urheiluvalmennuksen legenda Kalevi Tuominen on kuollut" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "Naisten maajoukkue 1956". Finnish Basketball Association. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ^ Urheilumme Kasvot Osa 3 Palloilu, 904
- ^ "Lindholm, Liimo ja Tuominen ensimmäiset Legendat". Finnish Basketball Association. 2 August 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ^ "Kalevi Tuomisen, Olavi Ahosen, Arvo Jantusen ja Seija Leinon paidat Pyynikin kattoon". Tampereen Pyrintö Basketball. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2016.