Jaak Lipso

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Jaak Lipso
Personal information
Born(1940-04-18)18 April 1940
TRÜ
1960–1962Rīgas ASK
1962–1969CSKA Moscow
1969–1975Kalev
1975–1981Harju KEK
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo Team Competition
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City Team Competition
World Championship
Gold medal – first place Uruguay 1967
USSR
Bronze medal – third place Yugoslavia 1970
USSR
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place Poland 1963
USSR
Gold medal – first place USSR 1965
USSR
Gold medal – first place Finland 1967
USSR

Jaak Lipso (18 April 1940 – 3 March 2023) was an Estonian professional

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]

Lipso died on 3 March 2023, at age 82.[5]

Club career

Lipso's career started at the age of 16 when he joined TRÜ basketball team (now

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

Club

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

References

  1. ^ "Jaak Lipso Biography and Statistics Archived 2012-03-03 at the Wayback Machine". Sports-Reference. Retrieved on 2009-02-05
  2. ^ "Jaak Lipso". FIBA Europe. Retrieved on 2009-02-05
  3. ISBN 9985-70-064-3
    , p. 252.
  4. ^ Eesti korvpall 100 - Kuulsuste Hall - Jaak Lipso
  5. ^ Mihkel Eller, Karl (3 March 2023). "Suri Eesti korvpallilegend Jaak Lipso". Postimees. Retrieved 3 March 2023.

Further reading

External links
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