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Priit Tomson
Estonian basketball player · Estonia · On the map · Basketball Players · Born 1942 · age 84
Priit Tomson is a retired Estonian professional basketball player, who competed for the Soviet Union. He is the only Estonian basketball player who has won two gold medals at the World Championship. Tomson is a three-time Eurobasket champion with the Soviet Union national basketball team.
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He was a member of the youth and student teams of the Soviet Union in 1963-65 and the senior team in 1966-74 as a small forward. The highest-scoring player in the Estonian National Team throughout his long career.He was described as a basketball aristocrat, who was characterised by skilful operating in picking up offensive rebounds and accurate throwing from central positions and was often tasked with neutralising the opponents’ most dangerous players. Elected to the Hall of fame of Estonian basketball in 2010.