Jüri Tamm
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Nationality | Estonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | February 5, 1957 Pärnu, Estonia[1] | (age 64)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 120 kg (265 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Soviet Union Estonia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Hammer throw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 84.40 m (1984) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jüri Tamm (born 5 February 1957 in Pärnu) is a former Estonian hammer thrower and politician. Representing USSR, he won a bronze medal in the 1980 and 1988 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics.
Athletic career[]
Tamm held the world record in hammer throw with 80.46 metres for a brief period in 1980, although his record was soon overcome by teammates Yuriy Sedykh and Sergey Litvinov. Tamm's personal best throw, 84.40 metres, was achieved in 1984.
He finished 5th at the 1992 Summer Olympics, now representing the restored independent Estonia.
Political career[]
In 1998 Tamm entered political life. He was 3 time elected into the Parliament of Estonia in 1999-2003 (the Economic Affairs Committee), in 2003-2007(the Economic Affairs Committee) and in 2007-2011(the Economic Affairs Committee and European Union Affairs Committee, Security Authorities Surveillance Select Committee in Parliament of Estonia), for the Social Democratic Party. In 2010 he withdraw from the Social Democratic Party (SDE) and left politics.
He was the Vice President of the Estonian Olympic Committee from 2001 until 2008. Co-founder of the World Olympians Association (WOA) and from 1998 - present, the Chair of Eesti Sportlaste Ühendus (Estonian Olympians Union). 2001 - 2005 Chairman of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) Athletes’ Commission, member of EOC Executive Board. From 2012-2015 Chief of Staff in Ukraine National Olympic Committee. From May 2016 – present, the Vice President of the Estonian Olympic Committee and Chair of the European Olympic Committees EU Commission. Co-founder and head of the Electric Marathon, Pan-European annual race for battery electric vehicles (BEV) under the patronage of His Serene Highness Prince of Monaco Albert II. 2007–present Honorary Consul of the Principality of Monaco in Estonia.
Awarded 2003 Orden del Merito Civil, “Cruz de Oficial” Spain, 2006 „White Star Orden” IV, Estonia
References[]
- ^ "Jüri Tamm". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
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- 1957 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Pärnu
- People from Pärnu
- Members of the Riigikogu, 1999–2003
- Members of the Riigikogu, 2003–2007
- Members of the Riigikogu, 2007–2011
- Estonian male hammer throwers
- Soviet male hammer throwers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of the Soviet Union
- Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Estonia
- Social Democratic Party (Estonia) politicians
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Estonian masters athletes
- World record holders in masters athletics
- Estonian referees and umpires
- Estonian sportsperson-politicians
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- 21st-century Estonian politicians
- Universiade gold medalists for the Soviet Union
- Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class
- Medalists at the 1981 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 1983 Summer Universiade