Ilmar Kullam

Ilmar Kullam
Personal information
Born	June 15, 1922; Tartu, Estonia
Died	November 2, 2011 (aged 89); Tartu, Estonia
Medal record
Representing Soviet Union
Men's basketball
Olympic Games
EuroBasket

Ilmar Kullam (15 June 1922 – 2 November 2011) was an Estonian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics.^[1] He was a member of the Soviet team, which won the silver medal. He played all eight matches.^[2] He trained at VSS Kalev in Tartu. He is 191 cm power forward. He was elected to the Hall of Fame of Estonian basketball in 2010. ^[3]

Club career

Started playing basketball in 1938 as a member of Kalev Tartu. With the team of the Kalev Tallinn he won a bronze medal (1945), with the team of the University of Tartu he won a gold medal (1949), a silver medal (1950) and bronze medal (1951) of Soviet Union League Championship.

Coach career

After his career as a player, worked as a basketball coach in Tartu, coached the Estonian National Team and Kalev Tartu in the Championships of the Soviet Union (1960–75, as the head coach until 1971). Assistant coach of the women’s team of the University of Tartu in 1978–87 and the Estonian Women’s National Team in 1978–85.

Achievements

National Team

Olympic Games: 1952
European Championships: 1947, 1951, 1953

Club

Soviet Union League Championship: 1949
Estonian SSR Championship: 1948, 1956, 1957, 1960

Orders

Order of the White Star, 5th Class: 1997

References

^ Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games (in Russian) (2nd ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. p. 306.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ilmar Kullam Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
^ Eesti korvpall 100 - Kuulsuste Hall - Ilmar Kullam