Tanel Laanmäe
Appearance
Laanmäe at the 2015 European Team Championships | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Valga County, Estonia | 29 September 1989
Education | Tallinn University[1] |
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] |
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Track and field |
Event | Javelin throw |
Club | Viraaz |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | 85.04 m (2016) |
Tanel Laanmäe (born 29 September 1989) is an Estonian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw.[3] He won the gold medal at the 2015 Summer Universiade. He has also represented his country at the 2009, 2015 and 2017 World Championships.
His personal best in the event, set in 2016, is 85.04 m.
International competitions
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Result | |
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Representing | |||||
2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 29th (q) | 62.07 m | |
2007 | European Junior Championships | Hengelo, Netherlands | 7th | 70.33 m | |
2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 9th | 68.88 m | |
2009 | European U23 Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 21st (q) | 68.35 m | |
World Championships | Berlin, Germany | – | NM | ||
2011 | European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 8th | 73.20 m | |
2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 24th (q) | 71.87 m | |
2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 18th (q) | 75.29 m | |
2015 | Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 1st | 81.71 m | |
World Championships | Beijing, China | 13th (q) | 80.65 m | ||
2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 15th (q) | 80.46 m | |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 18th (q) | 80.45 m | ||
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 25th (q) | 76.41 m | |
2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 15th (q) | 77.21 m |
Seasonal bests by year
[edit]- 2006 – 69.37
- 2007 – 76.35
- 2008 – 75.93
- 2009 – 81.96
- 2010 – 77.93
- 2011 – 78.18
- 2012 – 80.75
- 2013 – 81.05
- 2014 – 81.16
- 2015 – 83.82
- 2016 – 85.04
- 2017 – 82.58
References
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Categories:
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Estonian male javelin throwers
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Estonia
- Tallinn University alumni
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Estonia
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- People from Valga County
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Estonia
- Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade
- Estonian athletics biography stubs