Valdeko_Valdmäe

Valdeko Valdmäe

Valdeko Valdmäe

Estonian basketball and volleyball player

Valdeko Valdmäe (until 1937 Valdeko Velt; 5 May 1913 – 20 May 2001) was an Estonian basketballer and volleyballer.[1]

He was born in Tartu. He studied economy at the University of Tartu.[1]

He began his basketball career under the guidance of Herbert Niiler. He played in several clubs: Tartu NMKÜ, Tallinna Kalev, Tartu Kalev. He was a member of Estonian national basketball team.[1]

Following the reoccupation and annexation of Estonia by the Soviet Union In 1944, he fled to Germany where he stayed at Geislingen displaced persons camp. Later he moved to Australia.[1]

He is buried at Sydney's Rookwood Cemetery.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Valdeko_Valdmäe". esbl.ee. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
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