Ilmar Aluvee (25 November 1969 – 17 January 2013) was an Estonian

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, and coach. He competed in the Nordic combined event at the

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Early life

Ilmar Aluvee was born in Tallinn to former biathlete Valev Aluvee and Raaja Aluvee (''née'' Kaasik). He graduated from secondary school in 1988 and was a 1997 graduate of

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. He began training with Uno Kajak in 1977 for Kalev Ski Club, and later with Tiit Tamm for Dünamo Ski Club.

Career

In 1994, Aluvee placed 39th in Lillehammer at the 1994 Winter Olympics. In 1993, he placed 34th at the

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, 31st in 1995, in 1997 he placed 10th in individual competition and 11th in team competition. Between 1988 and 1998 at the Estonian Championships, he won one gold, two silver, and five bronze medals in the biathlon and two bronze medals in ski jumping, and two gold, two silver and two bronze in

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and one silver in ski jumping. Between 1997 and 2001, Aluvee was a trainer at Tallinn's Estonian Sports Gymnasium and from 2006 until 2007, at the

Otepää Otepää (formerly Nuustaku) is a town in Valga County, southern Estonia, it is the administrative centre of Otepää Parish. Otepää is a popular skiing resort, popularly known as the "winter capital" of Estonia (in contrast to the "summer c ...

branch of the Audentes Gymnasium. Aluvee was the head coach of the national Estonian Biathlon Team from 2002 until 2004. In 2005, he began working as a cell tower installer.

Death

On 17 January 2013, Aluvee was killed in an accidental fall while working on a cell tower in Aegviidu in

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, aged 43. He was interred at Rahumäe Cemetery.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aluvee, Ilmar 1969 births 2013 deaths Accidental deaths from falls Accidental deaths in Estonia Burials at Rahumäe Cemetery Estonian male biathletes Estonian male Nordic combined skiers Industrial accident deaths Nordic combined skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Olympic Nordic combined skiers for Estonia Sportspeople from Tallinn Tallinn University of Technology alumni