Antero Halonen

Antero Halonen
Personal information
Born(1938-12-15)15 December 1938
Hankasalmi, Finland
Died26 October 2016(2016-10-26) (aged 77)
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight57–62 kg (126–137 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
ClubVarkauden Tarmo
Warkauden urheilijat[1]
Medal record
Representing  Finland
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1963 Moscow -60 kg

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 three consecutive years, from 1962 to 1964.[4][2] He was a grinder by profession, and after retiring from boxing worked as a coach.[1]

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