Jüri Tamm
Estonian athletics competitor, sportsperson and politician (1957–2021)
Jüri Tamm (5 February 1957 – 22 September 2021) was an Estonian hammer thrower and politician. He won a bronze medal in the 1980 and 1988 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics.
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Nationality | Estonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Pärnu, Estonia [1] | 5 February 1957|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 22 September 2021[2] | (aged 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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He was elected three times into the Parliament of Estonia between 1999 until 2011 for the Social Democratic Party.
References
change- ↑ "Jüri Tamm". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ↑ Double Olympic hammer bronze medallist Yüri Tamm dies at age of 64. insidethegames.com