Ilmar Kullam
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| Born | June 15, 1922 Tartu, Estonia |
| Died | November 2, 2011 (aged 89) Tartu, Estonia |
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Ilmar Kullam (15 June 1922 – 2 November 2011) was an Estonian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1] He was a member of the Soviet team, which won the silver medal. He played all eight matches.[2] He trained at VSS Kalev in Tartu. He is 191 cm power forward. He was elected to the Hall of Fame of Estonian basketball in 2010. [3]
Club career
[edit]Started playing basketball in 1938 as a member of Kalev Tartu. 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), a silver medal (1950) and bronze medal (1951) of Soviet Union League Championship.
Coach career
[edit]After his career as a player, worked as a basketball coach in Tartu, coached the Estonian National Team and Kalev Tartu in the Championships of the Soviet Union (1960–75, as the head coach until 1971). Assistant coach of the women’s team of the University of Tartu in 1978–87 and the Estonian Women’s National Team in 1978–85.
Achievements
[edit]National Team
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Club
[edit]- Soviet Union League Championship: 1949
- Estonian SSR Championship: 1948, 1956, 1957, 1960
Orders
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References
[edit]- ^ 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. "Ilmar Kullam 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 - Ilmar Kullam
Further reading
[edit]- Lään, Vello; Ibrus, Märt (2006). Eesti korvpall.Portreed. Eesti Korvpalliliit. pp. 57–79. ISBN 9949-406-68-4.
- Tiit Lääne, Eesti olümpiamedalivõitjad 1912–2006. Tallinn 2006 (ISBN 9949-427-25-8)
- Vello Lään. "Pikk blond mees palliga" Tartu, 2008 (ISBN 9789949435173)
External links
[edit]- Ilmar Kullam at Olympedia
- Ilmar Kullam at Olympics.com
- Ilmar Kullam at ESBL (in Estonian)
- Ilmar Kullam at the Estonian Olympic Committee (archived)
- Ilmar Kullam at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
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- 1922 births
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- Sportspeople from Tartu
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- Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR
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