Jüri Tamm
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.jpg) Tamm in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Estonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 February 1957 Pärnu, Estonia [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 September 2021 (aged 64)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (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.
He was elected three times into the Parliament of Estonia between 1999 until 2011 for the Social Democratic Party.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "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
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