Tanel Laanmäe

Tanel Laanmäe
Personal information
Born (1989-09-29) 29 September 1989 (age 35)
Valga County, Estonia
EducationTallinn University[1]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
EventJavelin throw
ClubViraaz
Achievements and titles
Personal best85.04 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

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

References