Personal information | |
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Born | Türi, Estonia | July 29, 1946
Listed height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 1963–1984 |
Position | guard |
Career history | |
1963–1965 | Tartu EMT |
1965–1968 | Kalev |
1968–1977 | TRÜ |
1977–1984 | Harju KEK |
Medal record | ||
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Men's Basketball | ||
Representing Soviet Union | ||
EuroBasket | ||
West Germany 1971 | USSR |
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