Jaak Lipso
Estonian basketball player (1940–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jaak Lipso (18 April 1940 – 3 March 2023) was an Estonian professional basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union. He is the only Estonian basketball player who has won two medals at the Olympic Games.[1] Lipso also won two medals at the FIBA World Championship and was a three-time Eurobasket champion with the Soviet Union national basketball team.[2] He was a member of the Soviet Union national team from 1961 to 1970. After his active career Lipso became a basketball coach,[3] and was elected to the Estonian Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010.[4]
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Born | (1940-04-18)18 April 1940 Tallinn, Estonia |
Died | 3 March 2023(2023-03-03) (aged 82) Tallinn, Estonia |
Nationality | Estonian |
Listed height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) |
Listed weight | 209 lb (95 kg) |
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Playing career | 1956–1981 |
Position | Center |
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1956–1960 | TRÜ |
1960–1962 | Rīgas ASK |
1962–1969 | CSKA Moscow |
1969–1975 | Kalev |
1975–1981 | Harju KEK |
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Lipso died on 3 March 2023, at age 82.[5]