Heino Puuste

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Heino Puuste
Personal information
NationalityEstonian
Born7 September 1955 (1955-09-07) (age 68)
Lagedi, Estonia
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
SportAthletics
EventJavelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best94.20 m (1983)
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1982 Athens Javelin
Universiade
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1979 Mexico City Javelin throw
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1981 Bucharest Javelin throw

Heino Puuste (born 7 September 1955 in Lagedi [1] ) 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. [2] Puuste later became an athletics coach, most notably coaching the 2005 javelin throw world champion Andrus Värnik. [3]

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Personal life

Heino Puuste's father-in-law was basketball player Ilmar Kullam. [4]

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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.


Awards
Preceded by Estonian Sportsman of the Year
1982 1983
Succeeded by
Preceded by Estonian Sportsman of the Year
1986
Succeeded by