Heino Heinaste (also Heinoste; until 1936 Hermann; 3 March 1928 – 25 June 2006) was an Estonian discus thrower and

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

ter. He was born in Tallinn. He began athletics training in 1949, focusing on shot put and discus throw. He won bronze medal at 1954 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put. He was multiple-time Estonian champion in shot put and discus throw. He was 5 times a member of Soviet Union, and 31 times Estonian national athletics team. Personal best: * shot put: 17.27 (1960) * discus throw: 53.30 (1961)

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1928 births 2006 deaths Estonian male shot putters Estonian male discus throwers Soviet male shot putters Athletes from Tallinn {{Estonia-athletics-bio-stub