Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame
The Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame is the highest honor for people that have impacted Finland's basketball. New Hall of Fame members are chosen by the board of experts from Finnish Basketball Federation, Basketball Foundation and The Sports Museum of Finland among others. The first members were inducted in 2009.[1]
In August 2015, four new persons were inducted.[2] The same happened in 2016.[3]
Members
| Induction Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Kari Liimo |
| 2009 | Raimo Lindholm |
| 2009 | Kalevi Tuominen |
| 2010 | Jouko Heikkinen |
| 2010 | Gerald Lee Sr. |
| 2010 | Risto Lignell |
| 2010 | Anssi Rauramo |
| 2010 | Kalevi Sarkalahti |
| 2010 | Tapio Sten |
| 2012 | Hilkka Hakola |
| 2012 | Esko Karhunen |
| 2012 | Pentti Salmi |
| 2013 | Timo Lampén |
| 2013 | Lea Hakala |
| 2013 | Robert Petersen |
| 2013 | Jorma Pilkevaara |
| 2014 | Erkki Hiltunen |
| 2014 | Kari-Pekka Klinga |
| 2014 | Pertti Laanti |
| 2014 | Eero Saarinen |
| 2015 | Terhi Airas-Järventaus |
| 2015 | Teijo Finneman |
| 2015 | Larry Pounds |
| 2015 | Juhani Salmenkylä |
| 2016 | Martti Liimo |
| 2016 | Heikki Kasko |
| 2016 | Petri Kärkäinen |
| 2016 | Leena Martin (née Vestala) |
Sources
- Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame Official Site Finnish Basketball Museum (Finnish)
References
- ↑ "Lindholm, Liimo ja Tuominen ensimmäiset Legendat". Finnish Basketball Association. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ↑ "Airas, Finneman, Pounds ja Salmenkylä Suomi-koriksen Hall of Fameen". Finnish Basketball Association. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ↑ "Liimo, Kärkäinen, Martin ja Kasko Suomi-koriksen Hall of Fameen". Finnish Basketball Association. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/9/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.