Kalju Ojaste has been running biathlon since 1978 and started for SC Pohjakotkas . At first, he could not prevail against the competition in the camp of Soviet athletes. He only had his international breakthrough when he started for his home country after the separation of Estonia from the USSR. In 1992 he took part in his first Olympic Games in Albertville . In the individual he was 37th in the sprint 59th and eleventh with the relay. The medals in non-Olympic competitions were awarded at the 1992 Biathlon World Championships in Novosibirsk . Ojaste won the bronze medal in the team competition with the Estonian team which also included Aivo Udras , Urmas Kaldvee and Hillar Zahkna . At the Biathlon World Championships in Borovets in 1993 , Ojaste was only used in the season with which he was seventh. The next highlight followed in 1994 with the Olympic Winter Games in Lillehammer . Ojaste was there 69th in the individual and 13th with the relay. The Estonian achieved his best results at major events as 20th in the individual and 30th in the sprint at the 1995 Biathlon World Championships in Antholz . A year later he was individual 32 in Ruhpolding . and 55th in the sprint. Ojaste's last World Championship was in 1997 in Osrblie and was 40th in the individual and ninth in the relay race. Last major event were 1998 Winter Olympics from Nagano . At the competitions in Nozawa Onsen he reached 44th place in the individual and 13th place with the Estonian relay.
In the World Cup , Okaste mostly only ran, rarely achieving outstanding placings. The better results included 20th place at the 1995 World Cup in Antholz, 18th place in an individual in 1994 in Canmore and 15th place the following year in Lahti . The best relay result was a tenth place in 1997 in Antholz. After the Olympic Games in 1998, the Estonian ended his active career in top sport. Today he works as an official for the team in his home country. His daughter Triin Ojaste is a member of the Estonian national cross-country skiing team.
Biathlon World Cup placements
The table shows all placements (depending on the year, including the Olympic Games and World Championships).
1st - 3rd Place: Number of podium placements
Top 10: Number of placements in the top ten (including podium)
Points ranks: Number of placements within the point ranks (including podium and top 10)
Starts: Number of races run in the respective discipline
Estonia
