Mart Siliksaar (born 15 November 1949) is an

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 across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

n badminton player and coach. He was born 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 ...

. In 1983 he graduated from University of Tartu's Institute of Physical Education. He began his badminton career under the guidance of Helmut Valgmaa. He is multiple-times Estonian champion. 1974–1979 he was a member of Estonian national badminton team. Since 1970s he is also working as a badminton coach. 1986–2005 he was the head coach of Estonian national badminton team. Students: Ain Matvere,

Anneli Lambing Anneli Lambing (since 1991 Parts; born 12 November 1968) is an Estonian badminton player. She was born in Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tart ...

Kati Tolmoff Kati Tolmoff (born 3 December 1983 in Tartu) is a badminton player from Estonia. She represented Estonia at the 2008 and 2016 Olympic Games. She competed in the women's singles event, where she lost to Chloe Magee 21–18, 18–21, and 19–2 ...

Raul Must Raul Must (born November 9, 1987) is a badminton player from Estonia. He is a four time Olympian representing Estonia at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2012 London Olympics, 2016 Rio Olympics and also at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Must was a men ...

Kristin Kuuba Kristin Kuuba (born 15 February 1997) is an Estonian badminton player. She was a bronze medalist at the 2015 European Junior Championships in the girls' doubles event with her partner Helina Rüütel. Kuuba competed at the 2014 Nanjing Youth Ol ...

Helina Rüütel Helina Rüütel (born 11 August 1997) is an Estonian badminton player who joined the national team in 2013. Career In 2015, she won bronze medal at the European Junior Championships in girls' doubles event with her partner Kristin Kuuba. In ...

. Awards: * 2021: National Sports Lifetime Achievement Award ()

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Siliksaar, Mart Living people 1949 births Estonian male badminton players Estonian sports coaches University of Tartu alumni Sportspeople from Tartu