Uolevi Manninen
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Uolevi Manninen was a Finnish
Olympic
basketball player and businessman.
Uolevi Manninen was involved in Finland's most successful basketball team, which participated in the Tokyo Olympics in 1964 and finished in 11th place, and Finland finished sixth place in the European Championships held in 1967.
The 202 cm (6 ft 7.5 inch) Manninen also competed in the EM-Cup a total of four times and won the gold medal three times. Internationally, he played 106 times for the Finnish national basketball team.
He later became a businessman, working as Kalle Anttila
's Managing Director for Anttila from 1976 to 1993 and in wholesale from 1993-1996.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
Olympic
Summer Olympic Games
The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an international multi-sport event, occurring every four years, organized by the International Olympic Committee. Medals are awarded in each event, with gold medals for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition that...
basketball player and businessman.
Uolevi Manninen was involved in Finland's most successful basketball team, which participated in the Tokyo Olympics in 1964 and finished in 11th place, and Finland finished sixth place in the European Championships held in 1967.
The 202 cm (6 ft 7.5 inch) Manninen also competed in the EM-Cup a total of four times and won the gold medal three times. Internationally, he played 106 times for the Finnish national basketball team.
He later became a businessman, working as Kalle Anttila
Kalle Anttila
Kalle Anttila was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic champion in both freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling....
's Managing Director for Anttila from 1976 to 1993 and in wholesale from 1993-1996.