Heino Heinaste Explained

Heino Heinaste (also Heinoste; until 1936 Hermann; 3 March 1928 – 25 June 2006) was an Estonian discus thrower and shot putter.^[1]

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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Heino_Heinaste . www.esbl.ee . 3 April 2022.