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Heino Kruus

1926 - 2012

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Heino Kruus (30 September 1926 in Tallinn – 24 June 2012) was an Estonian basketball player (186 cm) who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He trained at VSS Kalev in Tallinn He was a member of the Soviet team, which won the silver medal. He played in all eight matches. Elected to the Hall of fame of Estonian basketball in 2010. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Heino Kruus is the 125th most popular basketball player (down from 101st in 2019), the 147th most popular biography from Estonia (down from 130th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Estonian Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Heino Kruus ranks 125 out of 1,757. Before him are Joann Lõssov, Kevin Durant, Paul Arizin, Velimir Perasović, Billy Evans, and George Gervin. After him are Don Nelson, Alexander Belov, Bob McAdoo, Predrag Danilović, Larry Brown, and Reggie Miller.

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Among people born in 1926, Heino Kruus ranks 337. Before him are Giovanni Viola, Héctor Vilches, Víctor Ugarte, Inna Makarova, Gurgen Dalibaltayan, and Johnny Walker. After him are Enrico Maria Salerno, Luigi De Magistris, Clifford Husbands, Evelyn Lear, Revaz Chkheidze, and Dilhan Eryurt. Among people deceased in 2012, Heino Kruus ranks 280. Before him are Gustaf Jansson, Anna-Lisa Eriksson, Malcolm Browne, Jerzy Kulej, François Migault, and Patricia Medina. After him are Fyodor Khitruk, William Grut, Helga Vlahović, Evelyn Lear, Davy Jones, and Bernard Lovell.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Heino Kruus ranks 147 out of 351. Before him are Alfons Rebane (1908), Harald Tammer (1899), Joann Lõssov (1921), Voldemar Väli (1903), Aleksey Shakhmatov (1864), and Carl Gustav Axel Harnack (1851). After him are Jaan Talts (1944), Uku Masing (1909), Vladas Mikėnas (1910), Mart Helme (1949), Ilmar Kullam (1922), and Jüri Tamm (1957).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Estonia

Among basketball players born in Estonia, Heino Kruus ranks 2. Before him are Joann Lõssov (1921). After him are Jaak Lipso (1940), Tiit Sokk (1964), Martin Müürsepp (1974), and Kristjan Kangur (1982).

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