Aleksander Tammert (born 2 February 1973) is an

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discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiqui ...

er.

Athletics career

Tammert competed at the

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and originally finishing fourth, but as gold medal winner

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was disqualified, Tammert received the bronze medal. A month later he placed third at the

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. In 2005 Tammert placed fourth at both the

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and the

. Fellow Estonian

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won silver medals at both these events. In 2006 he placed third at both the European Championships and the

. Kanter again won silver medals at both these events. His personal best throw is 70.82m (232'3½"), set on 15 April 2006 in

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Achievements

Personal

Aleksander Tammert is married to

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javelin throw 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 ...

er Elizabeta Randjelovič Tammert with whom he has two daughters. His father, Aleksander Tammert Sr. (28 April 1947 – 27 October 2006), was a retired

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

ter and athletics coach. He won the European Junior Championships in 1966.Estonian Post Times
Aleksander Tammert is a

SMU Mustangs The SMU Mustangs are the athletic teams that represent Southern Methodist University in University Park, Texas, United States. The Mustangs were founded in 1911 and joined the Southwest Conference, competing against Baylor, Rice, Texas, Texa ...

class of 1996.

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tammert, Aleksander 1973 births Living people Sportspeople from Tartu Estonian male discus throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Estonia Olympic bronze medalists for Estonia SMU Mustangs men's track and field athletes European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) World Athletics Championships athletes for Estonia Universiade gold medalists for Estonia Estonian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade