Karel Tammjärv
Karel Tammjärv 
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Karel Tammjärv at the 2014 Olympics |
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 Estonia
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| birthday | 25th May 1989 (age 31) | ||||||||||
| place of birth |
Tartu , Soviet Union
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| society | Tartu Suusaklubi | ||||||||||
| Trainer | Mati Alaver, Kerstin Margus | ||||||||||
| status | active | ||||||||||
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| last change: August 28, 2018 | |||||||||||
Karel Tammjärv (born May 25, 1989 in Tartu ) is an Estonian cross-country skier .
life and career
Tammjärv made his first international appearance in 2007 at the Scandinavian Cup in Jõulumäe , where he finished 45th over 10 kilometers in a classic way. At the European Olympic Winter Youth Festival 2007 in Jaca , he reached 23rd place over 7.5 kilometers classic and 30th place over 10 kilometers freestyle. In 2008 he took part in the Junior World Championship in Mals . There he missed the finals in the sprint competition as 38th and came in 41st place over 10 kilometers classic. Over 20 kilometers freestyle (mass start) he was 52nd and finished eleventh with the Estonian relay. The following year he was able to increase his results significantly in Le Praz-de-Lys-Sommand . In the pursuit competition he fought for eleventh place and was 15th over 15 kilometers freestyle. Also in the sprint competition he reached the quarterfinals and was 26. With the Estonian team, he was sixth. Also in the Scandinavian Cup he managed to get into the points several times. His best result of the season was eighth in the 10 kilometer freestyle in Ulricehamn . At the Universiade in Harbin , his best result was 22nd place in the sprint competition. These good season results enabled him to make his first appearance in the cross-country world cup . At the World Cup in Lahti he was eliminated as the 58th in the qualification of the sprint competition and was 82nd over 15 kilometers freestyle. Also in the 2009/10 season Tammjärv started several times in the World Cup, but could only occupy places in the back field. At the FIS race in Albu he fought for fourth place behind Johan Olsson , Andrus Veerpalu and Jaak Mae . At the end of January 2010 he started at the U23 World Championship in Hinterzarten , where he finished 16th in the sprint competition. He then caused a surprise in the classic 15-kilometer competition, where he was able to achieve fifth place. This result prompted the Estonian Ski Association to nominate Karel Tammjärv for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver . There he finished 67th over 15 kilometers of freestyle. In the pursuit competition he was 46. In the 2010/11 season he got his first World Cup points with 22nd place in the sprint in Otepää . This is also his best individual placement in the World Cup so far. In February 2011 he won his first classic Scandinavian Cup victory over 15 km in Jõulumäe . His best placings at the Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 in Oslo were 26th place over 15 km classic and tenth place with the relay. In November 2011 he came in 48th place at the Nordic Opening . In the 2012/13 season he finished 27th at the Nordic Opening and 63rd place at the Tour de Ski 2012/13 . At the Nordic World Ski Championships in 2013 in Val di Fiemme , he achieved 57th place in the skiathlon, 39th place in the 50 km mass start race and 15th place with the relay. In the following season he came 72nd at the Nordic Opening and 44th at the Tour de Ski 2013/14 . At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi , he finished 49th in the 50 km mass start race, 45th place over 15 km classic and tenth place with the relay. He finished the Tour de Ski 2015 in 46th place. At the Nordic World Ski Championships in 2015 in Falun , he reached 43rd place in the skiathlon and 16th place in the relay. In February 2017 he won 58th place in sprint and 36th place in skiathlon at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti . He finished the Tour de Ski 2017/18 in 24th place. His best results at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang were 22nd place in the 15 km freestyle and 12th place with the relay.
doping
After extensive raids by the Austrian Federal Criminal Police Office on the basis of investigations by the Munich Public Prosecutor's Office on suspicion of blood doping , the two Estonian athletes Tammjärv and Andreas Veerpalu were arrested during the Nordic World Ski Championships in 2019 . Tammjärv confessed to having doped since the 2017 World Cup.
Participation in World Championships and Olympic Winter Games
Olympic games
- 2010 Vancouver : 46th place 30 km skiathlon, 67th place 15 km freestyle
- 2014 Sochi : 10th place relay, 45th place 15 km classic, 49th place 50 km freestyle mass start
- 2018 Pyeongchang : 12th place relay, 17th place team sprint freestyle, 22nd place 15 km freestyle, 32nd place 30 km skiathlon, 52nd place sprint classic
Nordic World Ski Championships
- 2011 Oslo : 10th place relay, 26th place 15 km classic, 38th place 30 km skiathlon, 49th place 50 km freestyle mass start
- 2013 Val di Fiemme : 15th place relay, 39th place 50 km classic mass start, 57th place 30 km skiathlon
- 2015 Falun : 16th place relay, 43rd place 30 km skiathlon
- 2017 Lahti : 36th place 30 km skiathlon, 58th place sprint freestyle
World Cup Statistics
The table shows the placements achieved in detail.
- 1st – 3rd place: Number of podium placements
- Top 10: Number of places in the top ten
- Points ranks: Number of placements within the point ranks
- Starts: Number of races run in the respective discipline
- Note: In the distance races, the classification is based on the FIS.
| placement | Distance races a | Skiathlon pursuit |
sprint | Stage race b |
total | team | |||||
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| ≤ 5 km | ≤ 10 km | ≤ 15 km | ≤ 30 km | > 30 km | sprint | Season | |||||
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| 2nd place | |||||||||||
| 3rd place | |||||||||||
| Top 10 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Scoring | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8th | 2 | 7th | |||
| Starts | 6th | 8th | 35 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 113 | 2 | 7th |
| Status: end of season 2017/18 | |||||||||||
Web links
- Karel Tammjärv in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
- Karel Tammjärv in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Profile at the Estonian Ski Association
- Entry in the Biographical Lexicon of Estonian Sports
Individual evidence
- ↑ Suusaliit saadab olümpiamängudele ka Tammjärve ja Mannima . sport.err.ee. January 28, 2010. Archived from the original on February 12, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
- ^ Nordic World Ski Championships: Nine arrests after doping raids. In: Spiegel Online . February 27, 2019, accessed February 27, 2019 .
- ^ Nordic World Ski Championships: Doping raid in Seefeld - nine arrests. In: sport.de. February 27, 2019, accessed February 27, 2019 .
- ^ Doping raid at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld - two ÖSV cross-country skiers arrested. In: spox.com. February 27, 2019, accessed February 27, 2019 .
- ↑ Cross-country skiers also allow doping in Berlin
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Tammjärv, Karel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Estonian cross-country skier |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 25, 1989 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tartu , Estonian SSR , Soviet Union |