Eino Vihtori Kaakkolahti (25 April 1929 — 25 June 2014) was a Finnish pesäpallo player.
During his 18 seasons in the Finnish championship league, he won a total of 10 medals and 6 awards, and was chosen Pesäpallo Player of the Year in 1961. In 1973 and '74, Kaakkolahti was vice chairman of Suomen Pesäpalloliitto (The Finnish Pesäpallo Association, or PPL for short).
Eino Kaakkolahti's little brother, Matti Kaakkolahti, is a ski jumping medalist and has played pesäpallo in the Finnish series.
Achievements Award Years Ref 4 Gold 1953, 1954, 1957, 1958 3 Silver 1949, 1952, 1954 3 bronze 1950, 1951, 1961 15 East-West matches 1948–1964 Pesäpallo Player of the Year 1950, 1951, 1961 Pesäpallo Master of the Year (6) 1951–1954, 1961, 1964 Pesäpallo King 1952
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