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Eero Salonen

Eero Salonen

Finnish basketball player

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

  1. [1]
    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.
  2. [2]
    "Eero Salonen". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved March 14, 2017.
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