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Jüri Käen
Jüri Käen (born 4 August 1970) is an Estonian swimmer and coach. He was born in Tallinn. In 1989 he graduated from Estonian Sports Gymnasium, and in 1993 Tallinn Pedagogical Institute's Faculty of Physical Education. He started his swimming exercising in 1977, coached by Ann Schiff. In 1990 he was Baltic champion in 400 m freestyle swimming. He is multiple-times Estonian champion in long-distance swimming. 1988–1992 he was a member of Estonian national swimming team. After 1992 he has been a triathlon coach. Students include: Kirill Litovtšenko, Marko Albert, Ain-Alar Juhanson, Raimo Raudsepp, Aleksandr Latin, Kirill Kotšegarov, Eero Raudsepp, Imre Tiidemann, Indrek Tobreluts Indrek Tobreluts (born 5 April 1976) is an Estonian former biathlete and cross-country skier. He has competed at five Winter Olympics. Life and career At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, he finished 15th in the men's relay, 40th in the men's .... 1998–2011 he was the head coach of Eston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and administratively lies in the Harju County, Harju ''Counties of Estonia, maakond'' (county). Tallinn is the main governmental, financial, industrial, and cultural centre of Estonia. It is located northwest of the country's second largest city, Tartu, however, only south of Helsinki, Finland; it is also west of Saint Petersburg, Russia, north of Riga, Latvia, and east of Stockholm, Sweden. From the 13th century until the first half of the 20th century, Tallinn was known in most of the world by variants of its other historical Names of Tallinn in different languages, name Reval. “Reval” received Lübeck law, Lübeck city rights in 1248; however, the earliest evidence of human settlement in the area dates back nearly 5,000 years. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltic States Swimming Championships
The Baltic States Swimming Championships is an annual swimming competition between best swimmers from Baltic states: Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. The championships are typically held over two days early in the year and serve as a key stepping stone for many athletes on their journey to international competition. Team scoring Youth and Junior age group In 2023, two (2) fastest swimmers from each country in each gender and age group bring points for their team in individual events as follows: 1st place – 7 points, 2nd – 5 points, 3rd – 4 points, 4th – 3 points, 5th – 2 points, 6th – 1 point. The fastest relay team from each country in each gender and age group bring points for their team in relay events in each session as follows: 1st place – 14 points, 2nd – 10 points, 3rd – 8 points. Open age group In 2023, eight (8) fastest swimmers from final A in each gender bring points for their team in individual events as follows: The fastest relay team from ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Russia. The territory of Estonia consists of the mainland, the larger islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, and over 2,300 other islands and islets on the east coast of the Baltic Sea. Its capital Tallinn and Tartu are the two largest List of cities and towns in Estonia, urban areas. The Estonian language is the official language and the first language of the Estonians, majority of its population of nearly 1.4 million. Estonia is one of the least populous members of the European Union and NATO. Present-day Estonia has been inhabited since at least 9,000 BC. The Ancient Estonia#Early Middle Ages, medieval indigenous population of Estonia was one of the last pagan civilisations in Europe to adopt Christianity following the Northern Crusades in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian Sports Gymnasium
Audentes Sports Gymnasium () is a sports school in Tallinn, and with the branch in Otepää, Estonia. School's history goes back to 1 September 1967 when Tallinn Sports Boarding School () was established in Tallinn. In 1990, the school was re-organized, when Tallinn Sports College () and another sports school () was merged. New name for the three merged schools became ''Estonian Sports Gymnasium'' (). In 2000, Estonian Sports Gymnasium was acquired by AS Audentes. School was re-organized into Audentes Sports Gymnasium. Notable alumni * Tiit Sokk Tiit Sokk (born 15 November 1964) is a retired Estonian professional basketball player and current coach. Often cited as one of the very best European point guards of his generation, he is widely recognized as the greatest Estonian basketball p ..., basketball player, Olympic winner * Viljar Loor, volleyball player, Olympic winner * Allar Levandi, nordic combined skier, Olympic medallist References External links * Schools ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tallinn University
Tallinn University (TLU; , ''TLÜ'') is a public research university in Estonia. Located in the centre of Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia, Tallinn University is one of the three largest institutions of higher education in the country. Both QS World University Rankings, QS World University and Times Higher Education World University Rankings, Times Higher Education rankings place it among the top 1000 universities in the world. History Tallinn University's predecessor, Tallinn Pedagogical University (), was founded in 1919. Tallinn University in its present form was established on 18 March 2005 as the result of a merger of several universities and research institutions in Tallinn. Academics As of 2023, about 7,000 degree students were enrolled at Tallinn University (with over 14,000 more taking part in continuing education programmes), making it the third largest provider of higher education in Estonia. Among degree students, 10% were international. There are 846 employees at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marko Albert
Marko Albert (born 25 June 1979) is a former Estonian triathlete. Albert started his sporting career as swimmer and switched to triathlon in 1997. He is coached by Jüri Käen. Albert is tall and weighs . Achievements Albert has twice finished second in International Triathlon Union World Cup: Rio de Janeiro in 2004 and New Plymouth in 2006. He has also been total six times in TOP 10 in ITU World Cup. He competed in two Olympic Games triathlons 2004 Athens 21st place and 2008 Beijing 41st place. Latest best result is 2014 Ironman New Zealand where he got first place in front of Cameron Brown and Terenzo Bozzone. He has also won Ironman 70.3 Racine and Ironman 70.3 Victoria. His best Ironman time is 8:04:08. Marko is one of the best swimmers in long course triathlon. Albert is also an experienced triathlon coach holding 5th category coach qualification. Notable results Some of Albert's notable achievements include: References External links * *ITU The International T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ain-Alar Juhanson
Ain-Alar Juhanson (born 2 October 1976) is an Estonian triathlete. He was born in Paide. In 1994 he graduated from Estonian Sports Gymnasium's Otepää branch. He began his triathlon career in 1991. Since 1996 his coach was Jüri Käen. He is five-times Estonian champion. Since 2002 he focused on longer distances (longer than olympic triathlon). 2005 and 2006 he won the competition Ironman Lanzarote in Spain. He participated on 2008 Ironman World Championship. Since 2018 he is one of the organizers of the competition Ironman Tallinn. Awards: * 2018: () References External links * Living people 1976 births Estonian male triathletes Sportspeople from Paide {{Estonia-triathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imre Tiidemann
Imre Tiidemann (born 24 September 1970) is an Estonian modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October .... References External links * 1970 births Living people Estonian male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes for Estonia Modern pentathletes at the 1992 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1996 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Tallinn {{Estonia-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indrek Tobreluts
Indrek Tobreluts (born 5 April 1976) is an Estonian former biathlete and cross-country skier. He has competed at five Winter Olympics. Life and career At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, he finished 15th in the men's relay, 40th in the men's sprint, 43rd in the men's pursuit and 66th in the men's individual. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 14th in the 4 × 7.5 km relay, 31st in the 10 km sprint and 48th in the 12.5 km pursuit. After an injury ahead of the 2015–16 season, Tobreluts announced his retirement on 14 January 2016. Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union The International Biathlon Union (IBU; ) is the international governing body of biathlon. Its headquarters were in Salzburg, Austria, until May 2020, when the Federation moved to Anif, on the outskirts of the city. It was rocked by a corruption .... Olympic Games :''*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002, with mass start being a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian Triathlon Association
Estonian Triathlon Association (abbreviation ETA; ) is one of the sport governing bodies in Estonia which deals with triathlon. ETA is established in 1988. ETA is a member of World Triathlon World Triathlon, previously known as the International Triathlon Union (ITU), is the international governing body for the multi-sport disciplines of triathlon, duathlon, aquathlon and other nonstandard variations. It is recognised as the intern .... References External links * Estonian Triathlon AssociationEurope Triathlon Sports governing bodies in Estonia Triathlon in Estonia Sports organizations established in 1988 National members of the European Triathlon Union {{Estonia-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1970 Births
Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and 14,621 are killed and 30,000 injured. * January 15 – After a 32-month fight for independence from Nigeria, Biafran forces under Philip Effiong formally surrender to General Yakubu Gowon, ending the Nigerian Civil War. February * February 1 – The Benavídez rail disaster near Buenos Aires, Argentina (a rear-end collision) kills 236. * February 10 – An avalanche at Val-d'Isère, France, kills 41 tourists. * February 11 – ''Ohsumi (satellite), Ohsumi'', Japan's first satellite, is launched on a Lambda-4 rocket. * February 22 – Guyana becomes a Republic within the Commonwealth of Nations. * February – Multi-business Conglomerate (company), conglomerate Virgin Group is founded as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
