Jaak Lipso (18 April 1940 – 3 March 2023) was an Estonian professional basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union. He is the only Estonian basketball player who has won two medals at the Olympic Games.[1] Lipso also won two medals at the FIBA World Championship and was a three-time Eurobasket champion with the Soviet Union national basketball team.[2] He was a member of the Soviet Union national team from 1961 to 1970. After his active career Lipso became a basketball coach,[3] and was elected to the Estonian Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010.[4]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 April 1940 Tallinn, Estonia |
| Died | 3 March 2023 (aged 82) Tallinn, Estonia |
| Listed height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) |
| Listed weight | 209 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1956–1981 |
| Position | Center |
| Career history | |
| 1956–1960 | TRÜ |
| 1960–1962 | Rīgas ASK |
| 1962–1969 | CSKA Moscow |
| 1969–1975 | Kalev |
| 1975–1981 | Harju KEK |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Lipso died on 3 March 2023, at age 82.[5]
Club career
editLipso's career started at the age of 16 when he joined TRÜ basketball team (now Tartu Ülikool/Rock) in 1956. He played there for four seasons winning two Soviet Estonian titles (1958, 1959). After that he played a season with Rīgas ASK in Soviet Latvia before moving to European powerhouse CSKA Moscow. He spent the next eight years with the team winning two Euroleague titles (1963, 1969) and six USSR League championship titles (1962–1966, 1969). Lipso then moved to Tallinna Kalev for two years and then to Harju KEK winning two more Soviet Estonian titles (1974, 1979).
Achievements
editNational Team
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Club
edit- Euroleague Championship: 1963, 1969
- Soviet Union League Championship: 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969
- Estonian SSR Championship: 1958, 1959, 1971, 1974, 1979
References
edit- ^ "Jaak Lipso Biography and Statistics Archived 2012-03-03 at the Wayback Machine". Sports-Reference. Retrieved on 2009-02-05
- ^ "Jaak Lipso". FIBA Europe. Retrieved on 2009-02-05
- ^ Eesti Elulood. Tallinn: Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus 2000 (= Eesti Entsüklopeedia 14) ISBN 9985-70-064-3, p. 252.
- ^ Eesti korvpall 100 - Kuulsuste Hall - Jaak Lipso
- ^ Mihkel Eller, Karl (3 March 2023). "Suri Eesti korvpallilegend Jaak Lipso". Postimees. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
Further reading
edit- Lääne, Tiit (2006). Eesti olümpiamedalivõitjad 1912–2006. Eesti Olümpiakomitee. pp. 132–133. ISBN 9949-427-25-8.
- Lään, Vello; Ibrus, Märt (2006). Eesti korvpall portreed. Eesti Korvpalliliit. pp. 143–158. ISBN 9949-406-68-4.