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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. He trained at VSS Kalev in Tallinn

He was a member of the Soviet team, which won the silver medal. He played in all eight matches. Elected to the Hall of fame of Estonian basketball in 2010.

Club career

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

National Team

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

Club

• Soviet Union League Championship: 1949
• Estonian SSR Championship: 1946, 1947, 1949, 1954, 1955

Orders

Order of the White Star, 4th Class: 2001

References

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

• Lään, Vello; Ibrus, Märt (2006). Eesti korvpall.Portreed. Eesti Korvpalliliit. pp. 81–93. ISBN 9949-406-68-4.

External links

• Profile at databaseolympics.com (archived version)

v t e Soviet Union squad – EuroBasket 1951 – Gold medal
3 Vlasov 4 Kolpakov 5 Nikitin 6 Lõssov 7 Kruus 8 Larionov 9 Konev 10 Korkia 11 Kullam 13 Moiseyev 14 Butautas 15 Belov 19 Lagunavičius Coach: Spandaryan

v t e Soviet Union basketball squad – 1952 Summer Olympics – Silver medal
4 Butautas 5 Dzhordzhikiya 6 Konev 7 Korkia 8 Kruus 9 Kullam 10 Lagunavičius 11 Lõssov 12 Moiseyev 13 Ozerov 14 Petkevičius 15 Stonkus 16 Valdmanis 17 Vlasov Coach: Spandaryan

v t e Soviet Union squad – EuroBasket 1953 – Gold medal
3 Vlasov 4 Butautas 5 Silins 6 Alachachian 7 Petkevičius 8 Kruus 9 Konev (MVP) 10 Korkia 11 Kullam 12 Ozerov 13 Moiseyev 14 Lauritėnas 15 Reshetnikov 16 Lagunavičius Coach: Travin

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