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{{Short description|Estonian decathlete (1933–2024)}}
'''Uno Palu''' (8 February 1933 – 15 January 2024) was an Estonian [[decathlete]] who represented the [[Soviet Union|USSR]]. He trained at [[Dynamo (sports society)|Dynamo]] in [[Tallinn]].<ref>{{cite book|title=All about Olympic Games.|author=Boris Khavin|publisher=[[Fizkultura i sport (publisher)|Fizkultura i sport]]|edition = 2nd|year=1979|location=Moscow|language=Russian|page=390}}</ref>
At the [[1956 Summer Olympics]] he finished fourth in decathlon.<ref>[http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/srathmde.html#1948 Athletics - men's decathlon 1948-1964] - Full Olympians</ref> He won a silver medal at the [[1958 European Championships in Athletics|1958 European Championships]].<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ec.htm European Championships (Men)] - GBR athletics</ref>
Palu died on 15 January 2024, at the age of 90.<ref>[https://sport.err.ee/1609222578/suri-kumnevoistleja-uno-palu Suri kümnevõistleja Uno Palu] {{in lang|et}}</ref>
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{{succession box|title=[[Estonian Sportspersonality of the year|Estonian Sportspersonality of the Year]]|before=[[Feliks Pirts]] |after=[[Ulvi Voog]]|years=[[1956 in sports|1956]]}}
{{succession box|title=[[Estonian Sportspersonality of the year|Estonian Sportspersonality of the Year]]|before=[[Ulvi Voog]] |after=[[Paul Keres]]|years=[[1958 in sports|1958]]}}
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[[Category:1933 births]]
[[Category:2024 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Sindi, Estonia]]
[[Category:Soviet decathletes]]
[[Category:Estonian decathletes]]
[[Category:Dynamo Sports Club sportspeople]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union]]
[[Category:European Athletics Championships medalists]]
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