Ilmar Kullam

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]

Ilmar Kullam

Personal information
Born	(1922-06-15)June 15, 1922 Tartu, Estonia
Died	November 2, 2011(2011-11-02) (aged 89) Tartu, Estonia
Medal record Representing  Soviet Union Men's basketball Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki Team competition EuroBasket 1947 Czechoslovakia USSR 1951 France USSR 1953 USSR USSR

Club career

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

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

National Team

• Olympic Games: 1952
• European Championships: 1947, 1951, 1953

Club

• Soviet Union League Championship: 1949
• Estonian SSR Championship: 1948, 1956, 1957, 1960

Orders

Order of the White Star, 5th Class: 1997