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Viimsi Stadium (1975)
Viimsi staadion was a multi-purpose stadium in Haabneeme, Viimsi Parish, Estonia, just outside the capital Tallinn. It was opened in 1975 and at its peak had a capacity of 3,000. The stadium was formerly used by the now-defunct Lantana Tallinn football club. The address of the stadium was Sõpruse 7, 74001 Viimsi Parish. History Kirov era Viimsi Stadium was built in 1975 by the Kirov Collective Fishing Farm to celebrate their 25th anniversary. In addition to the 3,000-seat stadium, the sports complex also facilitated a shooting range under the grandstand. In 1981, with a result of 8221 points (8104 points according to today's parameters), Valter Külvet set a decathlon U18 world record at Viimsi Stadium. Multiple changes of ownership After the Estonian Restoration of Independence, the stadium was privatised by AS Same in 1992. From 1996 to 1999, Viimsi Stadium served as a home ground for FC Lantana Tallinn and saw the club crowned Estonian champions in the 1996/97 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haabneeme
Haabneeme is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Viimsi Parish, Harju County, in northern Estonia alongside Viimsi. It's located about northeast of the centre of Tallinn, on the eastern coast of Tallinn Bay. With a population of 5,634 ( 2011 Census), Haabneeme is the largest settlement in the municipality. Haabneeme was first mentioned in 1271 as ''Apones''. During the Middle Ages Haabneeme was settled by Coastal Swedes. In the 1960s, Haabneeme garden city developed on both sides of the Rohuneeme road in the north. The central settlement was built from the 1960s to 1980s as the centre of the Kirov Fishing Kolkhoz (named after Sergey Kirov). In 1973 a new administrative building was opened. The shopping centre was built in 1976, hospital-polyclinic in 1979. As an addition to apartment buildings, a pension was opened in 1974, stadium in 1978, kindergarten in 1983 and a high school in 1981–1985. Recently, many new buildings such as a spa hotel, a new schoolhouse (2006), a kinderg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Decathlon
The decathlon is a combined event in Athletics (sport), athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek language, Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (''áthlos'', or ἄθλον, ''áthlon'', meaning "contest" or “prize”). Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not by the position achieved. The decathlon is contested mainly by male athletes, while female athletes typically compete in the heptathlon. Traditionally, the title of "World's Greatest Athlete" has been given to the person who wins the decathlon. This began when Gustav V of Sweden told Jim Thorpe, "Sir, you are the world's greatest athlete" after Thorpe won the decathlon at the 1912 Summer Olympics, Stockholm Olympics in 1912. The event is similar to the pentathlon held at the Ancient ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buildings And Structures In Harju County
A building, or edifice, is an enclosed structure with a roof and walls standing more or less permanently in one place, such as a house or factory (although there's also portable buildings). Buildings come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and functions, and have been adapted throughout history for a wide number of factors, from building materials available, to weather conditions, land prices, ground conditions, specific uses, monument, prestige, and aesthetic reasons. To better understand the term ''building'' compare the list of nonbuilding structures. Buildings serve several societal needs – primarily as shelter from weather, security, living space, privacy, to store belongings, and to comfortably live and work. A building as a shelter represents a physical division of the :Human habitats, human habitat (a place of comfort and safety) and the ''outside'' (a place that at times may be harsh and harmful). Ever since the first cave paintings, buildings have also become objects or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Union Stadiums In Estonia
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Football Venues In Estonia
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Rimi Baltic
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Estonian Rugby Union
The Estonian Rugby Union ( et, Eesti Ragbi Liit) is the governing body of rugby union in Estonia and was formed in 2007 in response to FIRA – Association of European Rugby, FIRA-AER expulsion of the Estonian Rugby Federation. In June 2009 the Estonian Rugby Union formally received recognition as the governing body of Rugby Union in Estonia from the Estonian Olympic Committee with permission to represent Estonia at international level. In 2008 the Estonian Rugby Union signed a contract with Advanced Micro Devices to the primary sponsor of Rugby in Estonia and in July 200AS Tallink the largest ferry company in Estonia, agreed to support the Union. Stash are the provider of playing kit for the Estonian Rugby Union. History A combined Estonia/Latvia national rugby union team, Latvia side took on a Swedish representative side in the late 1990s, but a proper national team only started playing in 2009, touring England and playing two matches, losing both. They came up against Kent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996–97 Meistriliiga
The 1996–97 Meistriliiga was the sixth season of the Meistriliiga, Estonia's premier football league. Lantana won their second title. Preliminary round League table Results Championship Tournament The points obtained during the preliminary round were carried over halved and rounded up. League table Results Meistriliiga Transition Tournament Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi and PVall, the teams finishing in the last two positions in the preliminary round, faced four best teams of the 1996-97 Esiliiga in the play-off for two places in the 1997-98 Meistriliiga. Top scorers See also * 1996 in Estonian football * 1997 in Estonian football Notes References Estonia - List of final tables (RSSSF) {{DEFAULTSORT:1996-97 Meistriliiga Meistriliiga seasons 1996 in Estonian football 1997 in Estonian football Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Lantana Tallinn
FC Lantana Tallinn is a defunct Estonian football club. Lantana won the Estonian Meistriliiga in 1996 and 1997. The club was dissolved after the 1999 season. History Lantana Tallinn entered Estonian footballing parlance when the Belov family bought out the pre-existing Nikol Tallinn in late 1994. Their original colours were black and white striped shirts, with black shorts and socks, although they changed these to sky blue and royal blue following the 1998 season. The new side enjoyed near instant success, finishing second in their first season and winning the Meistriliiga title in 1995–96. That season also saw them enter European competition for the first time, however a 2–1 UEFA Cup victory over Latvians DAG-Liepāja was changed to a 3–0 defeat after Lantana fielded an ineligible player, and they exited in the preliminary round. Lantana won the Meistriliiga again in 1996–97, however defeat by Sadam Tallinn in the Estonian Cup final denied them a double. This was th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian Restoration Of Independence
Estonian Restoration of Independence, legally defined as the Restoration of the Republic of Estonia, was proclaimed on 20 August 1991. On that day at 23:02 local time, the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, Supreme Council of the Republic of Estonia, in agreement with the Estonian Committee (the executive organ of the Congress of Estonia), declared the illegal Soviet Union, Soviet occupation and annexation of the country terminated, and proclaimed the full restoration of the independence of Estonia. 1990 On 30 March 1990, the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, Estonian SSR adopted a resolution on the state status of Estonia. Declaring that the occupation of the Republic of Estonia by the Soviet Union on 17 June 1940 did not ''de jure'' interrupt the existence of the Republic of Estonia, The Supreme Soviet declared the state power of the Estonian SSR illegal from the moment of its establishment and proclaimed the beginning of the re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valter Külvet
Valter Külvet (19 February 1964 – 2 July 1998) was an Estonian athlete. He competed in the men's decathlon at the 1988 Summer Olympics, representing the Soviet Union. He died due to injuries received from a beating while being robbed. He won a gold medal at the 1983 European Athletics Junior Championships and a silver medal at the 1985 Summer Universiade The 1985 Summer Universiade, also known as the XIII Summer Universiade, took place in Kobe, Japan. Mascot The mascot of the Kobe Universiade, "Unitan", designed by Osamu Tezuka, is a red-crested white crane, symbolic of Japan and a good omen. .... References 1964 births 1998 deaths People from Mulgi Parish Estonian decathletes Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Deaths by beating in Europe FISU World University Games silver medalists for the Soviet Union Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Soviet decathletes Soviet Athletics C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
