Heino Veskila
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 December 1918 Tartu, Estonia |
| Died | 22 August 1941 (aged 22) Tartu, Estonia |
| Listed height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Position | Forward |
| Career history | |
| 1935–1938 | Tartu NMKÜ (YMCA) |
| 1938–1940 | Tartu EASK |
| 1940–1941 | Tartu Dünamo |
Heino Veskila (14 December 1918 – 22 August 1941) was an Estonian basketball player who played for Tartu YMCA, Tartu EASK and Tartu Dünamo. He also represented the Estonia men's national basketball team internationally.
Veskila competed for Estonia in the 1936 Summer Olympics in basketball. A record he set was being the youngest participant among all basketball players, at the age of 17. Despite his very young age, he averaged 13 points per game, including 20 against the USA, out of Estonia's total of 28.
Veskila made the All-Tournament Team at the EuroBasket 1937 and was the leading scorer at the EuroBasket 1939, with 116 points in seven games.[1] He earned 17 caps in basketball for the Estonian national team.
Veskila was executed by German occupation forces on 22 July 1941.[2][3][4]
Awards and accomplishments
[edit]- EuroBasket 1937 All-Tournament Team
- EuroBasket 1939 Leading Scorer
References and notes
[edit]- ^ "Season 1939". FIBA Europe. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ "Heino Veskila". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ "VESKILA, HEINO". ESBL. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
External links
[edit]- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Heino Veskila". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2015-07-22.
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