Aleksander Tammert (born 2 February 1973) is an Estonian discus thrower.
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| Born | 2 February 1973 Tartu, Estonia[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 124 kg (273 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Estonia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Discus | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Athletics career
editTammert competed at the 2004 Olympics and originally finishing fourth, but as gold medal winner Róbert Fazekas was disqualified, Tammert received the bronze medal.[2] A month later he placed third at the World Athletics Final.
In 2005 Tammert placed fourth at both the World Championships and the World Athletics Final. Fellow Estonian Gerd Kanter won silver medals at both these events.
In 2006 he placed third at both the European Championships[3] and the World Athletics Final. Kanter again won silver medals at both these events.
His personal best throw is 70.82m (232'3½"), set on 15 April 2006 in Denton, Texas.
Achievements
editPersonal
editAleksander Tammert is married to Slovenian javelin thrower Elizabeta Randjelovič Tammert with whom he has two daughters.[4]
His father, Aleksander Tammert Sr. (28 April 1947 – 27 October 2006), was a retired shot putter and athletics coach. He won the European Junior Championships in 1966.[5]
Aleksander Tammert is a SMU Mustangs class of 1996.
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksander Tammert". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ^ Bose, Mihir (25 August 2004). "Discus champion stripped of gold". London: The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 25 August 2004. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
- ^ "Olsson sails to home-town glory". BBC News. 12 August 2006. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
- ^ "Naisteleht.ee". Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
- ^ Estonian Post Times Archived 2009-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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- Aleksander Tammert at World Athletics
- Aleksander Tammert at Olympics.com
- Aleksander Tammert at Olympic.org (archived)
- Aleksander Tammert at Olympedia
- Aleksander Tammert at ESBL (in Estonian)
- Aleksander Tammert at the Estonian Olympic Committee (archived)
