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'''Juhani Salmenkylä''' (born March 8, 1932 in [[Helsinki]]) is a [[Finland|Finnish]] retired [[orienteering]] [[Competition|competitor]] and European champion, [[basketball]] player, coach, referee and contributor. In orienteering he won a [[gold medal]] with the [[Finland|Finnish]] [[Relay race|relay team]] at the 1964 [[European Orienteering Championships]] in [[Le Brassus]].<ref name=emres>[http://old.orientering.no/resultater/emres.asp European Orienteering Championship senior, statistics 1962-1964, 2000-] (Retrieved on June 4, 2008)</ref>
'''Juhani Salmenkylä''' (born March 8, 1932 in [[Helsinki]]) is a [[Finland|Finnish]] retired [[orienteering]] [[Competition|competitor]] and European champion, [[basketball]] player, coach, referee and contributor. In orienteering he won a [[gold medal]] with the [[Finland|Finnish]] [[Relay race|relay team]] at the 1964 [[European Orienteering Championships]] in [[Le Brassus]].<ref name=emres>[http://old.orientering.no/resultater/emres.asp European Orienteering Championship senior, statistics 1962-1964, 2000-] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823153924/http://old.orientering.no/resultater/emres.asp |date=2011-08-23 }} (Retrieved on June 4, 2008)</ref>


== Orienteering ==
== Orienteering ==


He received a [[silver medal]] in the [[Relay race|relay]] at the 1966 [[World Orienteering Championships]] with the [[Finland|Finnish]] team, and again in 1968.<ref name="woc">[http://old.orientering.no/resultater/vmres.asp World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006] (Retrieved on June 4, 2008)</ref>
He received a [[silver medal]] in the [[Relay race|relay]] at the 1966 [[World Orienteering Championships]] with the [[Finland|Finnish]] team, and again in 1968.<ref name="woc">[http://old.orientering.no/resultater/vmres.asp World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006] {{webarchive|url=http://www.webcitation.org/5whDf0IWo?url=http://old.orientering.no/resultater/vmres.asp |date=2011-02-22 }} (Retrieved on June 4, 2008)</ref>


His daughter [[Leena Salmenkylä]] — [[World Orienteering Championships|World Champion]] in [[Relay race|relay]] 1979.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wmoc2008.fpo.pt/index.php?lang=en&op1=126&id=20|title=Juhani Salmenkylä. Who is Who|publisher=WMOC 2008 Portugal|accessdate=14 January 2009}}</ref>
His daughter [[Leena Salmenkylä]] — [[World Orienteering Championships|World Champion]] in [[Relay race|relay]] 1979.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wmoc2008.fpo.pt/index.php?lang=en&op1=126&id=20|title=Juhani Salmenkylä. Who is Who|publisher=WMOC 2008 Portugal|accessdate=14 January 2009}}</ref>

Revision as of 00:53, 29 April 2017

Juhani Salmenkylä
Medal record
Men's orienteering
Representing  Finland
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1966 Fiskars Relay
Silver medal – second place 1968 Linköping Relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1964 Le Brassus Relay

Juhani Salmenkylä (born March 8, 1932 in Helsinki) is a Finnish retired orienteering competitor and European champion, basketball player, coach, referee and contributor. In orienteering he won a gold medal with the Finnish relay team at the 1964 European Orienteering Championships in Le Brassus.[1]

Orienteering

He received a silver medal in the relay at the 1966 World Orienteering Championships with the Finnish team, and again in 1968.[2]

His daughter Leena SalmenkyläWorld Champion in relay 1979.[3]

Basketball

Salmenkylä impacted Finnish basketball with large radius. As a player he won seven national championships. As a referee he participated in many tournaments abroad, including the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He was also a top tier coach in Finland, and served as the head of Finnish Basketball Association in 1969–1972.[4][5]

In August 2015 Salmenkylä was inducted into the Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ European Orienteering Championship senior, statistics 1962-1964, 2000- Archived 2011-08-23 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on June 4, 2008)
  2. ^ World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 Archived 2011-02-22 at WebCite (Retrieved on June 4, 2008)
  3. ^ "Juhani Salmenkylä. Who is Who". WMOC 2008 Portugal. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
  4. ^ "Juhani Salmenkylä". Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Juhani Salmenkylä". baskethotel.com. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Airas, Finneman, Pounds ja Salmenkylä Suomi-koriksen Hall of Fameen". Finnish Basketball Association. Retrieved 29 August 2015.