Eero Salonen
Eero Ilmari Salonen (25 July 1932, Helsinki – 22 May 2006, Thailand) was a Finnish basketball player.
He played for the Finland national basketball team from 1952 until 1959, wearing jersey number 11. He competed with that team in the 1952 Summer Olympics[1] and the EuroBasket championships of 1953, 1955, 1957, and 1959.
After his retirement, Salonen lived in Thailand with his Thai wife.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eero Salonen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "Eero Salonen". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved March 14, 2017.
External links
[edit]- Urheilutoimittaja Eero Salonen, Helsinki Sanomat (in Finnish)
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