Hilkka Hakola

Finnish basketball player and volleyball player

Hilkka Hakola (23 February 1934 - 29 November 2022) was a Finnish female basketball player.

Hilkka Hakola
Hakola in 1956
Personal information
Born23 February 1934
Helsinki, Finland
Died29 November 2022
NationalityFinnish
Listed height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Career history
Helsingin Visaa
Helsingin Työväen Uimareita

Hakola was a member of the Finland women's national basketball team from 1952 to 1956. With the national team, she competed at EuroBasket Women 1952 and EuroBasket Women 1956. She became 1956 Finnish Basketball Player of the Year. She was induced in the Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012.[1][2]

References change

  1. "EM-korikuningatar Hilkka Hakola on poissa". basket.fi (in Finnish). 2 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  2. "Basket.fi: EM-korikuningatar Hilkka Hakola on poissa". sportti.com (in Finnish). 2 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.