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Veikko Vainio
Personal information
Born
(1948-04-01) 1 April 1948 (age 76) Kotka, Finland
Nationality
Finnish
Listed height
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight
220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College
BYU (1968–1971)
NBA draft
1971: undrafted
Playing career
1964–1974
Position
Center
Career history
1964–1967
KTP
1971–1974
Pantterit
Career highlights and awards
FIBA European Selection (1968)
Finnish League champion (1967)
Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame (2017)
Veikko Vainio (born April 1, 1948) is a retired Finnish professional basketball player. At 6'9" (2.06 m) tall, he played at the center position. He earned All-Tournament Team honors at EuroBasket 1967.
VeikkoVainio (born April 1, 1948) is a retired Finnish professional basketball player. At 6'9" (2.06 m) tall, he played at the center position. He earned...
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metres Lasse Virén Heat — 28:14.95 Final — 27:40.38 (→ Gold Medal) Martti Vainio Heat — 28:26.60 (→ did not advance) Pekka Paivarinta Heat — did not finish...
Pehkonen 2017 Anja Suomalainen (née Hellsten) 2017 Timo Suviranta 2017 VeikkoVainio 2018 Hillevi Eskelinen 2018 Risto Kala 2018 Jarmo Laitinen 2018 Eino...
singer Veikko Kokkola (1911–1974), politician Awak Kuier (born 2001), basketball player Rasmus Kupari (born 2000), ice hockey player Veikko Lavi (1912–1996)...
kesää" ("Fifteen Summers"). The arrangement is by Veikko Samuli and the Finnish lyrics by Juha Vainio. In Norwegian, there is a translation, "I 24 år har...
Veikko Olavi "Vexi" Salmi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋeksi ˈsɑlmi]; 21 September 1942 – 8 September 2020) was a Finnish lyricist. He wrote the lyrics to...
Ilona [fi] (1987) can also be counted. The Heteka is also mentioned in Juha Vainio's song "Eräänlainen sotaveteraani": "Mä oon vain yksinäinen sotaveteraani...
Ellonen [fi], Finnish bandy player Kari Haakana, Finnish ice hockey player Veikko Hakulinen, Finnish cross country skier and three time Olympic winner Arto...
Talvik-Palmgren, singer Aimo Tukiainen, sculptor Bruno Tuukkanen, painter Veikko Tyrväinen, opera singer Leif Wager, actor Mika Waltari, author Elina Vaara...
(1970–1972) Olavi Tupamäki (1970–1972) Mikko Vainio (1970–1975, 1983–1987) Pekka Vennamo (1972–1975, 1979–1989) Veikko Vennamo (1959–1962, 1966–1987) Raimo Vistbacka...
Lackluster – musician Jaakko Salovaara a.k.a. JS16 – musician, producer Mika Vainio – musician, member of Pan Sonic Ville Virtanen a.k.a. Darude Ilpo Väisänen...
Nurmio Tuomo Tarja Turunen Lauri Tähkä Uniikki Olavi Uusivirta Juha "Watt" Vainio Ville Valo Jontte Valosaari Mato Valtonen Jenni Vartiainen Paula Vesala...
Artist Song Songwriter(s) Televote Place 1 Matti Esko "Isäni maa" Veikko Samuli, Juha Vainio 4,513 6 2 Leena Nilsson "Ei yhtään laivaa" Matti Puurtinen, Timo...
into an important center, the most densely populated area of which was the Vainio region. Hollola also contains the Kirkailanmäki cemetery. After the Swedish...
Sorsa "Silmiisi sun" Kim Engblom, Janne Engblom, Pia Partanen Advanced 10 Kikka "Parhaat puoleni" Veikko Samuli, Ilkka Vainio, Aappo I. Piippo Eliminated...
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