Priit Tomson

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Priit Tomson
Medal record
Men's Basketball
Representing Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1968 Mexico Team
FIBA World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Uruguay 1967 Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Puerto Rico 1974 Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg Yugoslavia 1970 Team
FIBA Eurobasket
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Finland 1967 Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Italy 1969 Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg West Germany 1971 Team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1970 Turin Team

Priit Tomson (November 3, 1942, Tallinn, 193 cm) is a retired Estonian professional basketball player, who competed for the Soviet Union. He is the only Estonian basketball player who has won two gold medals at the World Championship. [1] Tomson is a three-time Eurobasket champion with the Soviet Union national basketball team. He was a member of the youth and student teams of the Soviet Union in 1963–65 and the senior team in 1966–74 as a small forward. [2] The highest-scoring player in the Estonian National Team throughout his long career.He was described as a basketball aristocrat, who was characterised by skilful operating in picking up offensive rebounds and accurate throwing from central positions and was often tasked with neutralising the opponents’ most dangerous players. Elected to the Hall of fame of Estonian basketball in 2010. [3]

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Club career

Tomson's career started at the age of 18 in 1961 when he joined TPI basketball team (Tallinn Polytechnic Institute). After that he played for Kalev Tartu at the Championships of the Soviet Union in 1963–76 and for the Estonian National Team, which he captained from 1969.

Achievements

National Team

Med 3.png 1970, Med 1.png 1974

Club

References

  1. "Priit Tomson
  2. Eesti Elulood. Tallinn: Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus 2000 (= Eesti Entsüklopeedia 14) ISBN   9985-70-064-3, p. 252.
  3. Eesti korvpall 100 - Kuulsuste Hall - Priit Tomson

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