Aleksei Tammiste (born July 29, 1946) is a retired

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player, who competed for the

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. He won a gold medal at the 1971 EuroBasket Championship held in West Germany. During his career Tammiste won 10 Estonian league titles, the most domestic titles won by and Estonian basketball player.

Achievements

National Team

* European Championship:

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Club

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Championship: 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979

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Aleksei Tammiste
1946 births Living people Sportspeople from Tartu FIBA EuroBasket-winning players Soviet men's basketball players Estonian men's basketball players Korvpalli Meistriliiga players Tartu Ülikool/Rock players {{Estonia-basketball-bio-stub KK Kalev players