Ülo Varul () (4 October 1952 – 13 October 2016) was an Estonian basketball player who was born and raised in

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 97,759 (as of 2024). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the ...

. He was 190 cm (74.8 in) tall.

History

From 1967 to 1972, he studied at the Tallinn Sports Boarding School (TSIK) and at the Tallinn Construction and Mechanical Engineering School. He started playing basketball at the EPA Sports Club as a student of August Soku. In 1972 and 1975–1979, Varul was a member of the

Estonia men's national basketball team The Estonia men's national basketball team () represents Estonia in international basketball matches. They are controlled by the Estonian Basketball Association. The team competed in their first international tournament at the 1936 Olympic Ga ...

. In 1973, he was second place at the Estonian Championships of the Tallinn Kalev team. In 1974–1975 in Ehitaja and from 1975–1979 elsewhere, he was a member of Kalev's representative team. He was in 8th place in the 1975 USSR Nations Spartakiat and the 1979 in the NRL MVs, 1st place in the Baltic Cup in 1976 and 1977, 7th place in the 1977 NRL MVs, and 2nd place in the 1978 and 1987 NRL Cups.
"Sai 1978 NL karikavõistlustel teise, 1977 NL mv-tel 7. ning 1975 NL rahvaste spartakiaadil ja 1979 NL mv-tel 8. koha ning võitis 1976 ja 1977 Baltimaade karika." - Delfi Sports

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Varul, Ülo 1952 births 2016 deaths Estonian men's basketball players BC Tallinn Kalev players Basketball players from Tartu