Heino Veskila

Estonian basketball player (1918-1941)
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Summary

Heino Veskila was born on December 14, 1918[1], in Tartu[2]. He died on August 22, 1941[3], in Tartu[4]. He worked as a basketball player[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Estonia[7], Soviet Union[8]
  • Educated at: Tartu Adult Secondary School[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Member of sports team: University of Tartu basketball team[11]
  • Sport: basketball[12]
  • Family name: Veskila[13]
  • Given name: Heino[14]
  • Participant in: 1936 Summer Olympics[15], EuroBasket 1937[16], EuroBasket 1939[17]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Estonian[18]
  • Country for sport: Estonia[19]
  • Height: 183[20]

Why It Matters

Heino Veskila is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

Where was Heino Veskila born?

Heino Veskila's place of birth was Tartu[2].

Where did Heino Veskila die?

Heino Veskila passed away in Tartu[4].

What did Heino Veskila do for work?

Heino Veskila worked as a basketball player[5].

Where did Heino Veskila go to school?

Heino Veskila was educated at Tartu Adult Secondary School[9].

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in → 1936 Summer Olympics, EuroBasket 1937, EuroBasket 1939
    Country for sport → Estonia
    Place of death → Tartu
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