Estonian javelin thrower (born 1989)
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
| Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Result
|
Representing  Estonia
|
| 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
- 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
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