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Heino Puuste
Heino Puuste (born 7 September 1955 in Lagedi) is a retired Estonian javelin thrower who represented the USSR and later Estonia. He finished fourth at both the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ... and the 1983 World Championships in Athletics, 1983 World Championships, and won a silver medal at the 1982 European Championships in Athletics, 1982 European Championships. He also won bronze medals at the Universiade in 1979 and Athletics at the 1981 Summer Universiade, 1981. On May 6, 1983, he threw at Birmingham a new Soviet record of 94.20 meters, eclipsing the old mark (and former athletics world record, world record) of 93.80 by Jānis Lūsis. This record was never beaten as increasing distances and frequent flat or ambiguous landings prompted a cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lagedi
Lagedi is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Rae Parish, Harju County, northern Estonia. As of 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 953. Lagedi has a station on the Elron's eastern route. Lagedi was the site of a slave-labor camp during German occupation in World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing .... It was a satellite camp from the Vaivara concentration camp and mass executions of Jews took place in Lagedi. References External linksRae Parish Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia Holocaust locations in Estonia {{Harju-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics World Record
World records in athletics are ratified by World Athletics. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking. Records are kept for all events contested at the Olympic Games and some others. Unofficial records for some other events are kept by track and field statisticians. The only non-metric track distance for which official records are kept is the mile run. Criteria The criteria which must be satisfied for ratification of a world record are defined by World Athletics in Part III of the Competition Rules. These criteria also apply to national or other restricted records and also to performances submitted as qualifying marks for eligibility to compete in major events such as the Olympic Games. The criteria include: * The dimensions of the track and equipment used must conform to standards. In road events, the course must be accurately measured, by a certified measurer. * Except in road events (road running and race ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 Births
Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijiangshan Islands: The Chinese Communist People's Liberation Army seizes the islands from the Republic of China (Taiwan). * January 22 – In the United States, The Pentagon announces a plan to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), armed with nuclear weapons. * January 23 – The Sutton Coldfield rail crash kills 17, near Birmingham, England. * January 25 – The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union announces the end of the war between the USSR and Germany, which began during World War II in 1941. * January 28 – The United States Congress authorizes President Dwight D. Eisenhower to use force to protect Formosa from the People's Republic of China. February * February 10 – The United States Sev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 In Sports
1986 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Alpine skiing * Alpine Skiing World Cup – ** Men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg ** Women's overall season champion: Maria Walliser, Switzerland American football * Super Bowl XX – the Chicago Bears (NFC) won 46–10 over the New England Patriots (AFC) **Location: Superdome **Attendance: 73,818 **MVP: Richard Dent, DE (Chicago) * Linebacker Lawrence Taylor of the New York Giants is named NFL Most Valuable Player Award * January 1 – Orange Bowl (1985 season): ** The Oklahoma Sooners won 25-10 over the Penn State Nittany Lions to win the national championship * Quarterback Vinny Testaverde of the Miami Hurricanes is awarded the Heisman Trophy Association football * 1986 FIFA World Cup – In the final, Argentina defeated West Germany 3–2 and won their second World Cup title. It was played for the second time in Mexico City, Azteca Stadium. * UEFA Champions League – Steaua București 0-0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaan Ehlvest
Jaan Ehlvest (born 14 October 1962) is an Estonian-American chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster (chess), Grandmaster by FIDE in 1987. Ehlvest was Estonian champion in 1986. Since 2006, he has represented the United States. He was named Estonian Athlete of the Year in 1987 and 1989. From July 1990 to July 1991, he was among the top 10 on the FIDE world rankings, peaking at number 5 in the list of January 1991. Career Ehlvest's tournament victories include the 1980 USSR Junior Chess Championship, the 1983 European Junior Chess Championship, European Junior Championship, the 1986 Estonian Chess Championship, Estonian Championship, the 1994 New York Open, and the 2003 World Open in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. When SK Rockaden won the 2001 Sweden, Swedish championship they fielded Ehlvest. He was a member of the gold medal-winning Soviet Union team at the 28th Chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki 1988 and played for Estonia in the Chess Olympiad, Chess Olympiads of 1992–20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riho Suun
Riho Suun (born 27 April 1960) is an Estonian and Soviet former cyclist. He represented the Soviet Union at the road race of the 1988 Summer Olympics. Major results ;1980 : 1st Stage 4 Tour de l'Avenir ;1981 : 1st Overall Tour of Yugoslavia : 1st Stage 1 Okolo Slovenska : 3rd Overall Tour de Luxembourg ::1st Prologue ;1982 : 1st Road race, Soviet National Road Championships : 1st Stages 2 & 3 Peace Race : 1st Stage 1 Tour de Sotchi ;1983 : 2nd Road race, Soviet National Road Championships ;1985 : 1st Stages 1, 5 & 10 Peace Race : 2nd Overall Grand Prix Guillaume Tell ::1st Stage 3 ;1988 : 8th Overall Tour of Sweden The Tour of Sweden (or Postgirot Open) was an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's f ... ::1st Stage 2 ;1989 : 3rd Road race, Soviet National Road Championships References External links * 1960 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 In Sports
1983 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Alpine skiing * Alpine Skiing World Cup: ** Men's overall season champion: Phil Mahre, United States ** Women's overall season champion: Tamara McKinney, United States American football * Super Bowl XVII – the Washington Redskins (NFC) won 27–17 over the Miami Dolphins (AFC) **Location: Rose Bowl **Attendance: 103,667 **MVP: John Riggins, RB (Washington) * January 3 – Tony Dorsett sets NFL record for longest run from scrimmage by rushing for 99 yard touchdown. * January 26 – death of Paul "Bear" Bryant, noted college football coach * Sugar Bowl (1982 season): ** The Penn State Nittany Lions won 27-23 over the Georgia Bulldogs to win the college football national championship * Michigan Panthers win United States Football League Championship, 24-22 over Philadelphia Stars * October 31 – death of George Halas, Chicago Bears founder and coach Artistic gymnastics * World Artistic Gymnastics Championships – ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 In Sports
1982 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Alpine skiing * Alpine Skiing World Cup: ** Men's overall season champion: Phil Mahre, United States ** Women's overall season champion: Erika Hess, Switzerland American football * Super Bowl XVI – the San Francisco 49ers (NFC) won 26–21 over the Cincinnati Bengals (AFC) **Location: Pontiac Silverdome **Attendance: 81,270 **MVP: Joe Montana, QB (San Francisco) * Orange Bowl (1981 season): ** The Clemson Tigers won 22-15 over the Nebraska Cornhuskers to win the college football national championship * Strike – First regular season strike by NFL players ends on November 16 after 57 days. Association football * World Cup in Spain – Italy beats West Germany 3-1 for their third title. * Champions' Cup – Aston Villa 1-0 Bayern München * UEFA Cup – Two legs; 1st leg IFK Göteborg 1-0 Hamburger SV; 2nd leg Hamburger SV 0-3 IFK Göteborg. IFK Göteborg won 4-0 on aggregate. 66 fans died in the Luzhniki disaster du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiit Haagma
Tiit Haagma (5 April 1954 – 27 May 2021) was an Estonian sailor and musician. He was born in Tallinn. He started his sailing exercising in 1961, coached by Enn Metsar, and Peeter Leola. In 1984 he won World Championships in Ice Sailing (DN-class). He was 8-times Estonian champion: 1 time (1986) in ice sailing, and 7 times (1988–2004) in open sea sailing. In 1984 he was named as Estonian Athlete of the Year. He was also a musician. 1972–1986 he played bass guitar at the musical groups Varjud, and Ruja Ruja was one of the foremost Estonian rock bands of the 1970s and 1980s. The name of the band comes from a neologism "ruja", for science fiction, though there are people who believe that "ruja" is actually made up of the first letters of the b .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Haagma, Tiit 1954 births 2021 deaths Estonian male sailors (sport) Estonian musicians Estonian rock guitarists 20th-century Estonian male musicians Sportspeople from Tallinn Musicians from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jüri Poljans
Juri Poljans (born 24 November 1958) is an Estonian sprint canoer who competed for the Soviet Union. He won a gold medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 1981 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Nottingham Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east .... He was named the Estonian male athlete of the year in 1981. References * * Living people Soviet male canoeists Russian male canoeists ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak 1958 births {{USSR-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian Sportspersonality Of The Year
The Estonian Athlete of the Year ( et, Eesti Aasta Sportlane) is an annual award presented by the Estonian Olympic Committee (''Eesti Olümpiakomitee'', EOK) to one male and one female sportsperson judged to have delivered the best performance over the course of the year. The winners of the award, which was first conceived in the 1930s and has been presented every year since 1955, are chosen by an aggregated vote from sporting journalists, national sporting federations, and the public at large. Initially an accolade presented to one individual, the award was split into male and female categories beginning in 1967. In 2020 the two categories were merged due to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to the international and national sporting calendars. The athlete with the most wins is cyclist Erika Salumäe, who has won the award on nine occasions. List of award winners Cyclist Erika Salumäe has won Athlete of the Year more than any other athlete, male or female, with n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilmar Kullam
Ilmar Kullam (15 June 1922 in Tartu – 2 November 2011 in Tartu) was an Estonian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the Soviet team, which won the silver medal. He played all eight matches. He trained at VSS Kalev in Tartu. He is 191 cm power forward. Elected to the Hall of fame of Estonian basketball in 2010. Club career Started playing basketball in 1938 as a member of Kalev Tartu. With the team of the Kalev Tallinn he won a bronze medal, with the team of the University of Tartu he won a gold medal (1949), a silver medal (1950) and bronze medal (1951) of Soviet Union League Championship.Coach career After his career as a player, w ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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