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Estonian basketball player
Tõnno Lepmets
Medal record
Men's Basketball
Representing  Soviet Union
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place Poland 1963 USSR
Gold medal – first place Finland 1967 USSR

Tõnno Lepmets (March 31, 1938 in Tallinn, Estonia – June 26, 2005) was an Estonian professional basketball player, who competed for the Soviet Union. He won gold with the Soviet basketball team at the 1963 and 1967 EuroBasket. Elected to the Hall of fame of Estonian basketball in 2010. He was he long-time center (194 cm) of Estonian national team.

Club career

Started playing basketball in 1956 as a member of Kalev Tallinn. 1957 he joined TPI basketball team (Tallinn Polytechnic Institute). After that he played for Kalev Tartu at the Championships of the Soviet Union in 1960–71.

Achievements

National Team

Club

References

  1. ^ Vello Lään ja Märt Ibrus (2010-05-31). "Tõnno Lepmets" (in Estonian). Postimees (excerpt from the book Eesti korvpall. Portreed). Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  2. Eesti korvpall 100 - Kuulsuste Hall - Tõnno Lepmets
  3. "Tõnno Lepmets

Further reading

  • Lään, Vello; Ibrus, Märt (2006). Eesti korvpall.Portreed. Eesti Korvpalliliit. pp. 129–141. ISBN 9949-406-68-4.


Soviet Union squad – EuroBasket 1963 – Gold medal
Soviet Union
Soviet Union squad – EuroBasket 1967 – Gold medal
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