Johannes Erm

Johannes Erm
Johannes Erm
Full name	Johannes Erm
nation	Estonia
birthday	26th March 1998 (age 22)
place of birth	Tartu ,  Estonia
size	197 cm
Weight	88 kg
Career
discipline	Decathlon
Best performance	8445 points
society	Leksi 44
Trainer	Petros Kyprianou
status	active
Medal table
U23 European Championships 0 × 1 × 0 × U20 world championships 0 × 0 × 1 × U20 European Championships 0 × 1 × 0 ×
U23 European Championships silver Gävle 2019 Decathlon  Junior World Championships bronze Bydgoszcz 2016 Decathlon  U20 European Championships silver Grosseto 2017 Decathlon
last change: April 8, 2020

Johannes Erm (born March 26, 1998 in Tartu ) is an Estonian athlete who specializes in the decathlon .

Life

Johannes Erm started playing at a young age, initially playing soccer at FC Flora Tallinn . In 2011 he started athletics. He attended Tallinn Secondary School of Science before graduating from the University of Georgia where he is part of the college sports team, the Georgia Bulldogs .

Athletic career

At the beginning of his athletics career, Erm first started in the jumping disciplines. In 2014 he started in a decathlon for the first time at national level and immediately became Estonian U18 champion. In 2016 he competed in the decathlon at the U20 World Championships in Bydgoszcz. With a total of 7879 points, he was able to win the bronze medal. In 2017 he reached more than 8000 points in a decathlon for the first time at the U20 European Championships in Grosseto. With 8141 points he won the silver medal. In 2018, when he switched to college in the USA, he primarily appeared in local decathlons. In spring he competed in several indoor heptathlon matches, in which he set up several personal bests.

In the summer of 2019, Erm took part in the U23 European Championships in Gävle, where he won the silver medal behind the eventual world champion Niklas Kaul . With 8445 points he set a new record and improved his performance in a total of three sub-disciplines. In spring 2020 he also set a new record for the heptathlon in the hall.

Major competitions

year	event	place	space	discipline	score
Starts for Estonia
2016	U20 world championships	Bydgoszcz	3.	Decathlon	7879 points
2017	U20 European Championships	Grosseto	2.	Decathlon	8141 points
2019	U23 European Championships	Gävle	2.	Decathlon	8445 points

Personal best

open air

• 100 meters : 10.73 s, July 13, 2019, Gävle
• Long jump : 7.98 m, June 6, 2018, Eugene
• Shot Put : 14.69 m, Jun 5, 2019, Austin
• High jump : 2.03 m, July 13, 2019, Gävle
• 400 m : 47.40 s, June 5, 2019, Austin
• 110 m hurdles : 14.19 s, April 5, 2019, Athens
• Discus throw : 46.46 m, April 19, 2019, Torrance
• Pole vault : 5.05 m, April 5, 2019, Athens
• Javelin throw : 59.60 m, July 14, 2019, Gävle
• 1500 m : 4: 28.96 min, July 20, 2016, Bydgoszcz
• Decathlon : 8445 points, July 14, 2019, Gävle

Hall

• 60 m : 6.99 s, January 31, 2020, Fayetteville
• Long jump: 7.46 m, March 9, 2018, College Station
• 14.56m Shot Put, Jan 31, 2020, Fayetteville
• High jump: 1.99 m, March 9, 2018, College Station
• 60 m hurdles : 8.03 s, February 1, 2020, Fayetteville
• Pole vault: 4.96 m, March 10, 2018, College Station
• 1000 m : 2: 36.02 min, February 1, 2020, Fayetteville
• Heptathlon : 6114 points, February 1st, 2020, Fayetteville

Web links

• Johannes Erm in the database of World Athletics (English)
• Johannes Erm in the database of European Athletics (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Johannes Erm ( English ) sportlio.com.
2. ^ Track & Field Roster University of Georgia Athletics