Mihkel Kukk (born 8 October 1983, in

Jõgeva Jõgeva (german: Laisholm) is a small town in Estonia with a population of around 5000 people. It is the capital of Jõgeva Parish and Jõgeva County. History Jõgeva was first mentioned in 1599 as ''Jagiwa'' manor, being established only rec ...

) is a male

javelin thrower The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...

from

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. His personal best throw is 81.77 metres, achieved in July 2008 in

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Achievements

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* 1983 births Living people Estonian male javelin throwers Olympic athletes of Estonia Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Estonia Sportspeople from Jõgeva {{Estonia-athletics-bio-stub