Ilmar Kullam

Ilmar Kullam (15 June 1922 – 2 November 2011) was an Estonian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the Soviet team, which won the silver medal. He played all eight matches. 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.

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: Image:Med 2.png 1952 European Championships: Image:Med 1.png 1947, Image:Med 1.png 1951, Image:Med 1.png 1953

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

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