Heino Kruus
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Soviet Union | ||
| Men's basketball | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1952 Helsinki | Team competition |
| EuroBasket | ||
 | 1951 France | USSR |
| 1953 USSR | USSR |
Heino Kruus (30 September 1926 in Tallinn – 24 June 2012) was an Estonian basketball player (186 cm) who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1] He trained at VSS Kalev in Tallinn[2]
He was a member of the Soviet team, which won the silver medal. He played in all eight matches.[3] Elected to the Hall of fame of Estonian basketball in 2010.[4]
Club career
[edit]Started playing basketball in 1945 as a member of Kalev Tallinn. With the team of the Kalev Tallinn he won a bronze medal (1945), with the team of the University of Tartu he won a gold medal (1949) and a silver medal (1950) of Soviet Union League Championship.
Achievements
[edit]National team
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Club
[edit]- Soviet Union League Championship: 1949
- Estonian SSR Championship: 1946, 1947, 1949, 1954, 1955
Orders
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References
[edit]- ↑ "Suri olümpiahõbe Heino Kruus - Sport, Korvpall - Postimees.ee" (in Estonian). Sport.postimees.ee. 24 June 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ↑ Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games (in Russian) (2nd ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. p. 306.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Heino Kruus Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ↑ Eesti korvpall 100 - Kuulsuste Hall - Heino Kruus
Further reading
[edit]- Lään, Vello; Ibrus, Märt (2006). Eesti korvpall.Portreed. Eesti Korvpalliliit. pp. 81–93. ISBN 9949-406-68-4.
External links
[edit]- Profile at databaseolympics.com (archived version)
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