Märt Kermon (born 17 May 1940) is an

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and t ...

n basketballer and basketball coach. He was born in

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju '' ...

. In 1965 he graduated from

Tallinn Pedagogical Institute Tallinn University (TLU; et, Tallinna Ülikool, ''TLÜ'') is a public research university in Estonia. Located in the centre of Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia, Tallinn University is one of the three largest institutions of higher education ...

's Faculty of Physical Education. He started his basketball exercising under the guidance of Märt Sepik. He was a member of basketball club

Tallinna Kalev Kalev Tallinn is a multi-sport club in Tallinn, Estonia. The club was formed as Jalgpalliselts Meteor (Football Union Meteor) in 1909 and changed to its present name in 1911, when it joined the all-Estonian sports organisation Estonian Sports Asso ...

which won championships in 1967, 1968 and 1971. In 1963 he started his training career. 1983–1985 he was the head coach of Estonia men's basketball team. 1997–2001 he was secretary-general of

Estonian Basketball Association The Estonian Basketball Association ( et, Eesti Korvpalliliit) is the governing body of basketball in Estonia. It was founded in 1923, and joined FIBA in 1934. After 1940 though, they suspended operations due to being occupied by the Soviet Unio ...

. Awards: * 1989 Merited Coach of Estonian SSR * 2013 ()

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