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| Born | (1938-12-15)15 December 1938 Hankasalmi, Finland | |||||||||||
| Died | 26 October 2016(2016-10-26) (aged 77) | |||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||
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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. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics, but lost in the second round to the eventual winner Józef Grudzień. Halonen won the national lightweight title in three consecutive years, from 1962 to 1964. He was a grinder by profession, and after retiring from boxing worked as a coach.
References
- ^ Antero Halonen Archived 8 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Nyrkkeily Museo
- ^ "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
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