Valter Külvet (19 February 1964 – 2 July 1998) was an Estonian

athlete An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...

. He competed in the men's decathlon at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

, representing the Soviet Union. He died due to injuries received from a beating while being robbed. He won a gold medal at the

1983 European Athletics Junior Championships The 1983 European Athletics Junior Championships was the seventh edition of the biennial athletics competition for European athletes aged under twenty. It was held in Schwechat Schwechat () is a town southeast of Vienna known for the Vienna Inter ...

and a silver medal at the

1985 Summer Universiade The 1985 Summer Universiade, also known as the XIII Summer Universiade, took place in Kobe, Japan. Mascot The mascot of the Kobe Universiade, "Unitan", designed by Osamu Tezuka, is a red-crested white crane, symbolic of Japan and a good omen. ...

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1964 births 1998 deaths People from Mulgi Parish Estonian decathletes Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Deaths by beating in Europe FISU World University Games silver medalists for the Soviet Union Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Soviet decathletes Soviet Athletics Championships winners {{Estonia-athletics-bio-stub