Heino Veskila (14 December 1918 – 22 July 1941) was an Estonian

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player who played for Tartu YMCA, Tartu EASK and Tartu Dünamo. He also represented the

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internationally. Veskila competed for Estonia in the

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. 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

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, out of Estonia's total of 28. Veskila made the All-Tournament Team at the

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and was the leading scorer at the

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, with 116 points in seven games. He earned 17 caps in basketball for the Estonian national team. Veskila died on 22 July 1941 as a prisoner-of-war.

Awards and accomplishments

All-Tournament Team *

Leading Scorer

References and notes

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Veskila, Heino 1918 births 1941 deaths Estonian men's basketball players Korvpalli Meistriliiga players Olympic basketball players of Estonia Basketball players at the 1936 Summer Olympics Tartu Ülikool/Rock players Sportspeople from Tartu Forwards (basketball) Estonian people who died in Soviet detention Estonian prisoners of war