Heino Kruus

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Olympic medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Men's basketball
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1952 Helsinki Team competition
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1951 France USSR
Gold medal – first place 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[edit]

Club[edit]

Orders[edit]

Order of the White Star, 4th Class: 2001


References[edit]

  1. ^ "Suri olümpiahõbe Heino Kruus - Sport, Korvpall - Postimees.ee" (in Estonian). Sport.postimees.ee. 24 June 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  2. ^ Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games (in Russian) (2nd ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. p. 306.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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)