Martti Liimo

Martti Juhani Liimo (26 September 1941 – 1 December 1995) was a Finnish basketball player. In 2016, he was inducted into the Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame.

Martti Liimo

Liimo (on the left, without the ball), defending Raimo Lindholm (on the right, with the ball).
Personal information
Born	(1941-09-26)26 September 1941 Tampere, Finland
Died	1 December 1995(1995-12-01) (aged 54) Helsinki, Finland
Nationality	Finnish
Listed height	6 ft 4.75 in (1.95 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1959–1974
Position	Shooting guard
Career history
1959–1965	HKT
1965–1966	Tapion Honka
1966–1974	HKT
Career highlights
As a player: 2× FIBA European Selection Team (1965 2×) 5× Finnish SM Championship Series champion (1961–1965) Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame (2016)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Finland FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1964 Switzerland Nordic Championship 1962 1964

Club career

During his club career, Liimo played with the Finnish basketball clubs HKT and Tapion Honka. Limo played in a total of 284 games in the Finnish SM Championship Series, in which he scored a total of 3,847 points, for a scoring average of 13.5 points per game. Liimo was a member of the FIBA European Selection Teams, in 1965.

National team career

Liimo was a member of the senior men's Finnish national team. As a member of Finland's national team, Liimo competed at the following major FIBA tournaments: the 1961 FIBA EuroBasket, the 1963 FIBA EuroBasket, the 1964 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics,^[1] the 1965 FIBA EuroBasket, the 1967 FIBA EuroBasket, and the 1968 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

While representing Finland, he won the Nordic Championship in 1962 and 1964. With Finland, Liimo had a total of 124 caps, in which he scored a total of 980 points, for a career scoring average of 7.9 points per game. His personal single-game scoring record with the Finnish national team was 33 points scored, which came in a game against South Korea, at the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, in Tokyo, Japan.

Personal life

Liimo's younger brother, Kari Liimo, was also a basketball player, and the two brothers were teammates. Liimo played the Frankenstein's monster, in the Stone Face Production company's Finnish television film, Bat Castle, in year 1980.

Death

Limo died on 1 December 1995, in Helsinki, Finland. He was buried at Malmi Cemetery, in Helsinki.