Heino Lipp

Heino Lipp (June 21, 1922 – August 28, 2006) [1] was an Estonian athlete, who was one of the greatest decathlete in the decade of the 1940s, but he was never able to compete in the Olympic Games, because citizens of the Soviet Union were never allowed to travel outside the Soviet Union dominated Iron Curtain countries. He also competed in the shot put, making 6 European records in the event.

  1. ^ Lääne, Tiit (2007). Heino Lipp (in Estonian). Eesti Olümpiakomitee. ISBN 978-9985-9808-1-1.