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'''Uolevi Manninen''' (7 April 1937 – 10 November 2009) was a Finnish [[Summer Olympic Games|Olympic]] [[basketball player]] and businessman. |
'''Uolevi Manninen''' (7 April 1937 – 10 November 2009) was a Finnish [[Summer Olympic Games|Olympic]] [[basketball player]] and businessman. |
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Born in [[Äänekoski]] , Uolevi Manninen was involved in Finland's most successful basketball team, which participated in the [[1964 Summer Olympics|Tokyo Olympics]] in 1964 and finished in 11th place,<ref>{{Cite web |
Born in [[Äänekoski]] , Uolevi Manninen was involved in Finland's most successful basketball team, which participated in the [[1964 Summer Olympics|Tokyo Olympics]] in 1964 and finished in 11th place,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ts.fi/urheilu/?ts=1,3:1006:0:0,4:6:0:1:2004-06-04,104:6:229092,1:0:0:0:0:0: |title=Hyväkuntoiset herrasmiehet koolla Rymättylässä |author=Painilainen, Jukka |date=June 4, 2004 |publisher=Turun Sanomat |accessdate=November 21, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20151102031117/http://www.ts.fi/urheilu/?ts=1,3:1006:0:0,4:6:0:1:2004-06-04,104:6:229092,1:0:0:0:0:0: |archivedate=November 2, 2015 }}</ref> and Finland finished sixth place in the European Championships held in 1967. |
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The 202 cm (6 ft 7.5 inch) Manninen also competed in the EM-Cup a total of four times and won the gold medal three times. Internationally, he played 106 times for the [[Finnish national basketball team]].<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.basket.fi/uutiset/etusivun_uutiset2/?x33156=1712568 | title = Olympiaedustaja Uolevi Manninen on poissa | date=November 12, 2009 |publisher= Suomen Koripalloliitto |accessdate=November 21, 2009 }}</ref> |
The 202 cm (6 ft 7.5 inch) Manninen also competed in the EM-Cup a total of four times and won the gold medal three times. Internationally, he played 106 times for the [[Finnish national basketball team]].<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.basket.fi/uutiset/etusivun_uutiset2/?x33156=1712568 | title = Olympiaedustaja Uolevi Manninen on poissa | date=November 12, 2009 |publisher= Suomen Koripalloliitto |accessdate=November 21, 2009 }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:58, 29 January 2016
Uolevi Manninen (7 April 1937 – 10 November 2009) was a Finnish Olympic basketball player and businessman.
Born in Äänekoski , Uolevi Manninen was involved in Finland's most successful basketball team, which participated in the Tokyo Olympics in 1964 and finished in 11th place,[1] and Finland finished sixth place in the European Championships held in 1967.
The 202 cm (6 ft 7.5 inch) Manninen also competed in the EM-Cup a total of four times and won the gold medal three times. Internationally, he played 106 times for the Finnish national basketball team.[2]
He later became a businessman, working as Kalle Anttila's Managing Director for Anttila from 1976 to 1993 and in wholesale from 1993-1996.
References
- ^ Painilainen, Jukka (June 4, 2004). "Hyväkuntoiset herrasmiehet koolla Rymättylässä". Turun Sanomat. Archived from the original on November 2, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Olympiaedustaja Uolevi Manninen on poissa". Suomen Koripalloliitto. November 12, 2009. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
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