Heino Puuste

Heino Puuste

Personal information
Nationality	Estonian
Born	September 7, 1955 (1955-09-07) (age 68) Lagedi, Soviet Union
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
Country	Soviet Union
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	94.20 m (1983)
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing Soviet Union European Championships 1982 Athens Javelin Universiade 1979 Mexico City Javelin throw 1981 Bucharest Javelin throw

Heino Puuste (born 7 September 1955 in Lagedi) is a retired Estonian javelin thrower who represented the USSR and later Estonia. He finished fourth at both the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1983 World Championships, and won a silver medal at the 1982 European Championships. He also won bronze medals at the Universiade in 1979 and 1981. On May 6, 1983, he threw at Birmingham a new Soviet record of 94.20 meters, eclipsing the old mark (and former world record) of 93.80 by Jānis Lūsis. This record was never beaten as increasing distances and frequent flat or ambiguous landings prompted a change to a new javelin design, effective starting in 1986. Puuste later became an athletics coach, most notably coaching the 2005 javelin throw world champion Andrus Värnik.

Personal life

Heino Puuste's father-in-law was basketball player Ilmar Kullam.

References

• Heino Puuste profile at IAAF

Awards
Preceded by Jüri Poljans	Estonian Sportsman of the Year 1982 – 1983	Succeeded by Tiit Haagma
Preceded by Riho Suun	Estonian Sportsman of the Year 1986	Succeeded by Jaan Ehlvest