| Hannu Vuorinen | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | Hannu Sakari Vuorinen (1959-01-18)18 January 1959 Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 August 2016(2016-08-19) (aged 57) Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Finnish | ||||||||||||||
| Other names | The Hammer | ||||||||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Light welterweight | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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Hannu Sakari Vuorinen (18 January 1959 – 19 August 2016) was a Finnish professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 1990. As an amateur, he competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1984 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal at the 1984 Nordic Championships.
Amateur career
Vourinen had a highly-decorated amateur career, fighting around 130 times. In 1980, he won a silver medal at the Finnish championships, losing to Esko Pallaspuro in the final. He also reached the finals of the prestigious Chemistry Cup [de] in Germany in 1981, losing to local fighter Thomas Schulz. He won a gold medal at the 1982 edition of the Olympic-style Tammer Tournament [de]. In 1983, he defeated Joni Nyman for his first Finnish national title.
Vuorinen won a light-welterweight gold medal at the 1984 Nordic Championships held in Bergen, defeating Javid Aslam in the final. That summer, Vuorinen would be defeated by Octavio Robles in his only match the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He returned to Finland and won his second consecutive national title by beating Jyrki Eskelinen in the final. In 1987, he represented the Finnish national team in a dual match against the Kentucky Golden Gloves team, defeating Harvey Simms by decision at the Louisville Gardens.
He spent his entire amateur career with Helsingin Tarmo boxing club, where he later served as a coach.
Professional boxing
Vuorinen and long time rival Joni Nyman both turned professional on the same night in Helsinki on 14 November 1988. Vourinen faced Jamaica's Stan King in a fight scheduled for six rounds but stopped his opponent earning a knockout victory after 2:20 of the fifth round. He had eight bouts as a pro, losing only once to Darrin Morris in February 1990 and never hitting the canvas.
Personal life
Vuorinen's father represented Helsingin Tarmo in boxing and wrestling while all four of his brothers – Simon, Jussi, Vesa and Reijo – boxed at the club. Reijo won multiple Finnish national titles and competed at the 1991 and 1995 World Championships. He also won a gold medal at the 1989 Tammer Tournament, seven years after Hannu.
Vuorinen was married and had three children. He died of a heart attack at his home in Helsinki on 19 August 2016.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hannu Vuorinen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ Markku, Lahti (16 October 1992). "Reijo on viides ja viimeinen Vuorinen Nyrkkeilysuvun vesa veljesmaineen puolustaja Tammerissa". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 26 January 2022. (registration required)
- "Finnish National Championships - 1980". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- "10.Chemistry Cup". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Tampere ready for the Tammer 2015". European Boxing Confederation. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- "Finnish National Championships - 1983". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- "16.Nordic Championships". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Suomalainen olympianyrkkeilijä kuoli 57-vuotiaana". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 19 August 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- "Finnish National Championships - 1984". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- Clemons, J.C. (16 November 1987). "Robinson fights his way back to the fights, helps gain 5-5 split with Finns". The Courier-Journal. p. 14. Retrieved 28 January 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "BoxRec: Stan King vs. Hannu Vuorinen". BoxRec. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- "Reijo Vuorinen Amateur boxing record". BoxRec. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
External links
- Hannu Vuorinen at BoxRec (registration required)
- Hannu Vuorinen at Olympedia