Ilmar Kullam

Estonian basketball player, coach and sportsperson (1922–2011)
Person human Q561988

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[25]
Date of birth
June 15, 1922
Date of death
November 2, 2011
Place of birth
Tartu
Place of death
Tartu
Country of citizenship
Estonia, Soviet Union, Russia[13][14][15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Estonian[35]
Country for sport
Soviet Union[36]
Family name
Kullam[29]
Given name
Ilmar[30]
Height
+191[38]
Member of sports team
BC Kalev/Cramo[26]
Name in native language
Ilmar Kullam[37]
Place of burial
Metsakalmistu[10]
Position played on team / speciality
center[27]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ilmar Kullam el Ίλμαρ Κούλαμ fa ایلمار کولام pt Ilmar Avgustovich Kullam ru Ильмар Куллам ru Куллам, Ильмар Августович uk Ільмар Куллам
🔖 Identifiers · 14
VIAF cluster ID
943147270633635700007
Basketball Reference international player ID
ilmar-kullam-1
DatabaseOlympics.com athlete ID (archived)
KULLAILM01
ESBL athlete ID
Ilmar_Kullam
FIBA.basketball people ID
162279
FIBA.com player ID (archived)
64257, 95451
Freebase ID
/m/02rvwd4
Geni.com profile ID
6000000030123418005
InterSportStats athlete ID
3000391449
Olympedia people ID
3283
Olympics.com athlete ID
ilmar-kullam
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Prabook ID
2362244
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
ku/ilmar-kullam-1

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Award received 3
Country of citizenship 3
Occupation 2
Country for sport 1
Educated at 1
Employer 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Member of sports team 1
Place of birth 1
Place of burial 1
Place of death 1
Position played on team / speciality 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

Ilmar Kullam was born on June 15, 1922[1], in Tartu[2]. He died on November 2, 2011[3], in Tartu[4]. He worked as a basketball coach[5], basketball player[6], sports pedagogue[7], sportsperson[8], and elite athlete[9].

FAQs

Where was Ilmar Kullam born?

Ilmar Kullam's place of birth was Tartu[2].

Where did Ilmar Kullam die?

Ilmar Kullam died in Tartu[4].

Who was Ilmar Kullam married to?

Ilmar Kullam's spouses include Valentina Kullam[11].

What did Ilmar Kullam do for work?

Ilmar Kullam worked as a basketball coach[5], basketball player[6], sports pedagogue[7], sportsperson[8], and elite athlete[9].

Where did Ilmar Kullam go to school?

Ilmar Kullam was educated at Tartu Pushkin Gymnasium[18] and University of Tartu[19].

What awards did Ilmar Kullam receive?

Honors received include Order of the Red Banner of Labour[20], Merited Coach of the USSR[21], Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR[22], and Order of the White Star, 5th Class[23].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Biographical lexicon of Estonian sport. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Biographical lexicon of Estonian sport. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Biographical lexicon of Estonian sport. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Biographical lexicon of Estonian sport. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . Biographical lexicon of Estonian sport. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . Biographical lexicon of Estonian sport. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . Biographical lexicon of Estonian sport. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Biographical lexicon of Estonian sport. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [1] ↑ . Biographical lexicon of Estonian sport. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . Biographical lexicon of Estonian sport. Retrieved . uudised.err.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . Biographical lexicon of Estonian sport. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in → 1952 Summer Olympics, EuroBasket 1947, EuroBasket 1951 +1
    Given name → Ilmar
    Member of sports team → BC Kalev/Cramo
    Spouse → Valentina Kullam
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