Jaak Lipso
Jaak Lipso (born April 18, 1940 in Tallinn , Estonia ) is a former Soviet basketball player and coach of Estonian origin. He was an Olympic medalist in 1964 and 1968.
Athletic performance
Jaak Lipso began his sporting career in 1956. From 1961 to 1970 he was a member of the national basketball team of the USSR . He won the silver medal in the Soviet basketball team at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo . At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City , he and his team won the bronze medal.
Lipso was world champion in 1967 and European champion in 1963, 1965 and 1967. With his team PBK ZSKA Moscow he was in 1963 and 1969 European Cup winners and six-time Soviet champions (1962-1966 and 1969). After his playing career, Lipso became a basketball coach.
literature
- Tiit Lääne: Eesti olümpiamedalivõitjad 1912–2006. Ajakirjade Kirjastus, Tallinn 2006, ISBN 9949-427-25-8 , pp. 132f.
Web links
- Jaak Lipso in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Sports achievements and photo (Estonian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eesti Elulood. Tallinn: Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus 2000 (= Eesti Entsüklopeedia 14) ISBN 9985-70-064-3 , p. 252.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lipso, Jaak |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | soviet basketball player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 18, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tallinn , Estonia |