Lea Hakala

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Lea Helena Hakala (born 15 March 1960) [1] is a Finnish basketball coach and former player.

Hakala is considered to be the best Finnish women's basketball player ever. She won 16 women's Finnish championships. In the Finnish national team she played a total of 26 years [2] and 251 matches with 4138 points. [3] She was part of the Finnish team that played in EuroBasket Women in 1980 (Score average 16.7 points/match), 1981 (18.9) and 1987 (21.2). [1]

Hakala is a member of the Women's Committee of the International Basketball Federation FIBA and the Finnish Top Sports Development Group. In addition, she is the team leader of the Finnish women's national team. She works as an assistant principal and coach at Pohjois-Haagan yhteiskoulu. [2] In 1995, Hakala was among the first four team athletes to receive the stamp. Hakala also has a daughter who has played basketball. [4] [5] Hakala's mother Eila Koiso-Kanttila also played basketball and was part of the 1952 Finnish team. [6]

In 2013, Hakala was inducted to the Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame. [7] She was invited to the FIBA Europe Legends match played at the 2015 Women's European Championships. [8] In January 2019, Hakala was named the second person with a basketball background in history inducted to the Finnish Sports Hall of Fame. [9]

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  1. 1 2 "Lea Helena Hakala (Finland)". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 29 June 2009.)
  2. 1 2 "Lea Hakala jaksaa yhä palloilla". www.helsinginuutiset.fi. 12 December 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  3. ↑ "Tuukkanen nousi kaikkien aikojen tilastokakkoseksi". basket.fi. 5 January 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  4. ↑ "Lea Hakala saa seuraajan omasta perheestä". 29 March 2002.
  5. ↑ Kontio, Kimmo: Harrastuksista ponnistusvoimaa joka uralle. Työvoitto 1/10.
  6. ↑ "Naarassudet pelaavat kaikkien aikojen 500. ottelunsa keskiviikkona". basket.fi: Suomen Koripalloliitto. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  7. ↑ "Suomi-koriksen Hall of Fameen neljä uutta jäsentä". basket.fi: Suomen Koripalloliitto. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  8. ↑ "Lea Hakala kutsuttu FIBA Europe Legends -otteluun".
  9. ↑ "Lea Hakala nimettiin suomalaisen urheilun Hall of Fameen".


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