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Jaak Lipso (born April 18, 1940) is a retired 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 has also won two medals at the FIBA World Championship and he is 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]

Jaak Lipso

Personal information
Born	(1940-04-18) April 18, 1940 (age 82) Tallinn, Estonia
Nationality	Estonian
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	1962 / Undrafted
Playing career	1956–1981
Position	Center
Career history
1956–1960	TRÜ
1960–1961	Rīgas ASK
1961–1969	CSKA Moscow
1969–1981	Kalev
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo Team Competition 1968 Mexico City Team Competition World Championship Uruguay 1967 USSR Yugoslavia 1970 USSR EuroBasket Poland 1963 USSR USSR 1965 USSR Finland 1967 USSR

Club career

Lipso's career started at the age of 16 in 1956 when he joined TRÜ basketball team (now Tartu Ülikool/Rock). He played there for four seasons winning two Soviet Estonian titles (1958, 1959). After that he played a season in Rīgas ASK in Soviet Latvia before moving to European powerhouse CSKA Moscow. He spent the next eight years in 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

National Team

• Olympic Games: 1964, 1968
• World Championships: 1967, 1970
• European Championships: 1963, 1965, 1967

Club

• Euroleague Championship: 1963, 1969
• Soviet Union League Championship: 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969
• Estonian SSR Championship: 1958, 1959, 1971, 1974, 1979

References

Further reading

• 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.

External links

• Profile at databaseOlympics.com
• Profile at basketpedya.com

На других языках

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- [en] Jaak Lipso

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[fr] Jaak Lipso

Jaak Lipso (en russe : Яак Эдуардович Липсо, Iaak Edouardovitch Lipso), né le 18 avril 1940 à Tallinn, est un ancien joueur soviétique de basket-ball, évoluant au poste de pivot. Il est ensuite devenu entraîneur.

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[it] Jaak Lipso

Jaak Lipso (Tallinn, 18 aprile 1940) è un ex cestista sovietico.

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[ru] Липсо, Яак Эдуардович

Яак Эдуардович Липсо (эст. Jaak Lipso; 18 апреля 1940, Таллин) — советский эстонский баскетболист. Рост — 200 см. Нападающий, центровой. Заслуженный мастер спорта СССР (1965).

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