Aavo Põhjala (born 1 August 1957 in
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of ...
) is an
Estonian judoka and judoka coach.
In 1980 he graduated from
Tartu State University
The University of Tartu (UT; et, Tartu Ülikool; la, Universitas Tartuensis) is a university in the city of Tartu in Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is the only classical university in the country, and also its biggest ...
in physical education.
1974-1986 he become 14-times Estonian champion in different judo weight categories.
Since 1980 he worked as a judoka coach. 1984-2013 he was the principal coach of Estonian national judoka team.
Students:
Indrek Pertelson
Indrek Pertelson (born 21 April 1971) is an Estonian judoka. At the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Α ...
,
Aleksei Budõlin
Aleksei Budõlin (born 5 April 1976) is an Estonian judoka. At the 2000 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the men's Half Middleweight (73–81 kg) category, together with Nuno Delgado
Nuno Miguel Delgado ComIH (born 27 August 1 ...
,
Dmitri Budõlin
Dmitri Budõlin (born 1 March 1974) is an Estonian judoka
is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子 ...
,
Martin Padar
Martin Padar (born 11 April 1979 in Tallinn) is an Estonian judoka, who has competed in the men's half heavyweight (-100 kg), but now competes in the heavyweight (+100 kg) category. A former European champion, he has also competed a ...
.
Since 2014 he is the president of
Estonian Judo Federation
Estonian Judo Association (abbreviation EJL; ) is one of the sport governing bodies in Estonia which deals with judo.
EJL is established on 15 November 1998. EJL is a member of the European Judo Union and the International Judo Federation (I ...
.
Awards:
* several times Estonian Judoka of the Year
* 2000:
Estonian Coach of the Year
* 2001:
Order of the Estonian Red Cross, IV class.
References
External links
*
Living people
1957 births
Estonian male judoka
Estonian sambo practitioners
Estonian sports coaches
University of Tartu alumni
Sportspeople from Tartu
{{estonia-judo-bio-stub