Tiit Helmja

Tiit Helmja
Personal information
Born (1945-07-19) 19 July 1945 (age 79)
Tahkuranna, Estonia
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the  Soviet Union
European Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Copenhagen Eight
Silver medal – second place 1973 Moscow Coxless four

Tiit Helmja (born 19 July 1945) is an Estonian rower[1] who competed for Soviet Union at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City with the men's coxed pair where they qualified for the small final but did not start.[2][1] At the 1971 European Rowing Championships in Copenhagen, he won bronze with the men's eight.[3] At the 1973 European Rowing Championships in Moscow, he won silver with the men's coxless four.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tiit Helmja". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Tiit Helma". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  3. ^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  4. ^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer o.Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 4 February 2018.


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