Siim-Tanel Sammelselg (born May 13, 1998) is an Estonian

ski jumper Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fina ...

. He was born in

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...

.FIS Profile
/ref> Sammelselg competed at the

2014 Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , opening = 7 February 2014 , closing = 23 February 2014 , opened_by = President Vladimir Putin , cauldron = , stadium = Fisht Olympic ...

for Estonia. He placed 51st in the

normal hill Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the final ...

qualifying round, failing to advance, and 49th in the large hill qualifying round, also failing to advance. Sammelselg made his

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debut in November 2007. As of September 2014, his best finish is 9th, in a team event at

Lahti Lahti (; sv, Lahtis) is a city and municipality in Finland. It is the capital of the region of Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme) and its growing region is one of the main economic hubs of Finland. Lahti is situated on a bay at the southern e ...

in 2011–12. His best individual finish is 45th, at a large hill event at

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in 2013–14.

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1993 births Living people Olympic ski jumpers for Estonia Ski jumpers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Tallinn Estonian male ski jumpers {{Estonia-skijumping-bio-stub