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Estonian javelin thrower
Heino Puuste
Personal information
NationalityEstonian
Born7 September 1955 (1955-09-07) (age 69)
Lagedi, Estonia
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
Country Soviet Union
SportAthletics
EventJavelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best94.20 m (1983)
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Soviet Union
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1982 Athens Javelin
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Mexico City Javelin throw
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Bucharest Javelin throw

Heino Puuste (born 7 September 1955 in Lagedi) is a retired Estonian javelin thrower who represented the USSR and later Estonia. He finished fourth at both the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1983 World Championships, and won a silver medal at the 1982 European Championships. He also won bronze medals at the Universiade in 1979 and 1981. On 6 May 1983 he threw at Birmingham a new Soviet record of 94.20 meters, eclipsing the old mark (and former world record) of 93.80 by Jānis Lūsis. This record was never beaten as increasing distances and frequent flat or ambiguous landings prompted a change to a new javelin design, effective starting in 1986. Puuste later became an athletics coach, most notably coaching the 2005 javelin throw world champion Andrus Värnik.

Personal life

Heino Puuste's father-in-law was basketball player Ilmar Kullam.

References

  1. "Puuste Heino" (in Estonian). ESBL. Archived from the original on August 1, 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  2. Erich Bremicker. "Why did the senior javelin specification have to be changed?". Archived from the original on 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
  3. "Värnik does the Backley dance of happiness". Chris Turner/IAAF.
  4. "Kullam, Oksana" (in Estonian). ESBL. Retrieved 6 April 2013.

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Awards
Preceded byJüri Poljans Estonian Sportsman of the Year
1982 – 1983 		Succeeded byTiit Haagma
Preceded byRiho Suun Estonian Sportsman of the Year
1986 		Succeeded byJaan Ehlvest



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