Antero Halonen
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Born | 15 December 1938 Hankasalmi, Finland | (age 85)|||||||||||
Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 57–62 kg (126–137 lb) | |||||||||||
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Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||
Club | Varkauden Tarmo Warkauden urheilijat[1] | |||||||||||
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Tarmo Antero "Lukkeri" Halonen (15 December 1938 – 26 October 2016) was an amateur lightweight boxer from Finland, who won a bronze medal at the 1963 European Championships.[2] He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics, but lost in the second round to the eventual winner Józef Grudzień.[3] Halonen won the national lightweight title in 1962–64.[4][2] He was grinder by profession, and after retiring from boxing worked as a coach.[1]
References
- ^ a b Antero Halonen. Nyrkkeily Museo
- ^ a b "Olympiaiskijä Antero Halonen on poissa". Boxing.fi (in Finnish). 21 November 2016. Archived from the original on 24 November 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ Antero Halonen. sports-reference.com
- ^ Siukonen, Markku (2001) Urheilukunniamme puolustajat – Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000, p. 50. Graface Jyväskylä. ISBN 951-98673-1-7