Jüri Tamm
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| Medal record | |||
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 Jüri Tamm |
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| Men’s Athletics | |||
Competitor for the  Soviet Union |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Bronze | 1980 Moscow | Hammer | |
| Bronze | 1988 Seoul | Hammer | |
| World Championships | |||
| Silver | 1987 Rome | Hammer | |
Jüri Tamm (born February 5, 1957 in Pärnu, Estonia) is a former Estonian hammer thrower. Representing USSR, he won a bronze medal in the 1980 and 1988 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics.
Tamm held the world record in hammer throw with 80.46 metres for a brief period in 1980, although his record was soon overcome by teammates Yuriy Sedykh and Sergey Litvinov. Tamm's personal best throw, 84.40 metres, was achieved in 1984.
He finished 5th at the 1992 Summer Olympics, now representing the newly-independent Estonia.
In 1998 Tamm entered political life. He was elected into the Parliament of Estonia in 1999 and 2003, for the Social Democratic Party.
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| Records | ||
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| Preceded by Yuriy Sedykh |
Men's Hammer World Record Holder May 16, 1980 |
Succeeded by Yuriy Sedykh |
| Sporting positions | ||
| Preceded by Yuriy Syedikh |
Men's Hammer Best Year Performance 1985 |
Succeeded by Yuriy Syedikh |
Categories: 1957 births | Living people | Hammer throwers | Estonian athletes | Soviet athletes | Athletes at the 1980 Summer Olympics | Athletes at the 1988 Summer Olympics | Olympic athletes of the Soviet Union | Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union | Athletes at the 1992 Summer Olympics | Athletes at the 1996 Summer Olympics | Olympic athletes of Estonia | Estonian politicians | People from Pärnu
