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{{Short description|Estonian basketball player}}
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'''Priit Tomson''' (November 3, 1942, [[Tallinn]], 193 cm) is a retired [[Estonia]]n professional [[basketball]] player, who competed for the [[Soviet Union]].
He is the only Estonian basketball player who has won two gold medals at the World Championship.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20221226094858/https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/q/Priit%20TOMSON/pid/63751/_//players.html Priit Tomson] </ref> Tomson is a three-time [[Eurobasket]] champion with the [[Soviet Union national basketball team]]. He was a member of the youth and student teams of the Soviet Union in 1963–65 and the senior team in 1966–74 as a small forward. <ref>''Eesti Elulood.'' Tallinn: Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus 2000 (= Eesti Entsüklopeedia 14) {{ISBN|9985-70-064-3}}, p. 252.</ref>
The highest-scoring player in the Estonian National Team throughout his long career.He was described as a basketball aristocrat, who was characterised by skilful operating in picking up offensive rebounds and accurate throwing from central positions and was often tasked with neutralising the opponents’ most dangerous players. Elected to the Hall of fame of Estonian basketball in 2010.<ref>[https://korvpall100.ee/et/kuulsuste-hall/Priit+Tomson Eesti korvpall 100 - Kuulsuste Hall - Priit Tomson] </ref> 

== Club career ==
Tomson's career started at the age of 18 in 1961 when he joined TPI basketball team (Tallinn Polytechnic Institute). After that he played for Kalev Tartu at the Championships of the Soviet Union in 1963–76 and for the Estonian National Team, which he captained from 1969. 

== Achievements ==
=== National Team ===
* Olympic Games:  [[Image:Med 3.png]] [[Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics|1968]]
* World Championships: [[Image:Med 1.png]] [[1967 FIBA World Championship|1967]],
[[Image:Med 3.png]] [[1970 FIBA World Championship|1970]],  [[Image:Med 1.png]] [[1974 FIBA World Championship|1974]]
* European Championships: [[Image:Med 1.png]] [[EuroBasket 1967|1967]], [[Image:Med 1.png]] [[EuroBasket 1969|1969]], [[Image:Med 1.png]] [[EuroBasket 1971|1971]]

=== Club ===
* [[Estonian SSR]] Championship: 1961-1966, 1979

== References ==
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== Further reading ==
* {{cite book | author=Soidro, Mart | title=Tomson.Päikesepoiss |  year=2012 | publisher=Muinasjutukuningas OÜ | isbn=9789949308170 }}
* {{cite book |author1=Lään, Vello |author2=Ibrus, Märt | title=Eesti korvpall.Portreed | pages=161–179 | year=2006 | publisher=Eesti Korvpalliliit | isbn=9949-406-68-4}}


== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20200418073754/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/to/priit-tomson-1.html Profile] at sports-reference.com
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121017063344/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=TOMSOPRI01 Profile] at databaseOlympics.com

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{{Soviet Union squad EuroBasket 1971}}
{{Soviet Union Squad 1974 FIBA World Championship}}

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