Martin Kutman (12 July 1928 – 29 May 2012 Tartu) was 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 athletics competitor and sport coach. He was born in village,

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. In 1946 he graduated from

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Physical Education school. 1953–1958 he won 3 gold and 3 silver medal at Estonian championships in track-and-field athletics. 1952–2012 he taught at

Tartu 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 ...

's Institute of Physical Education. Students: Enn Lilienthal, Ramon Kaju,

Anna Iljuštšenko Anna Iljuštšenko (born 12 October 1985 in Sillamäe) is an Estonian high jumper. Biography She finished ninth at the 2007 Summer Universiade with a jump of 1.80 metres. She competed at the 2004 World Junior Championships (result 1.75 m), the ...

. Awards: * 1978 Merited Coach of Estonian SSR * 2008 national life-time award in sport ()

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kutman, Martin 1928 births 2012 deaths Estonian sportspeople Estonian athletics coaches