Kaspar Kokk

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kaspar Kokk Cross-country skiing
Kaspar Kokk (2007)

Kaspar Kokk (2007)

nation EstoniaEstonia Estonia
birthday 3rd August 1982
place of birth Tartu ,  Estonian SSR , Soviet Union
Career
society Tartu Ski Club
Trainer Jaanus Teppan, Mati Alaver
status not active
Medal table
National medals 1 × gold 7 × silver 5 × bronze
Placements in the cross-country skiing world cup
 Debut in the World Cup February 10, 2001
 Overall World Cup 105th (2004/05)
 Distance World Cup 66th (2004/05)
last change: December 30, 2011

Kaspar Kokk (born August 3, 1982 in Tartu ) is an Estonian cross-country skier .

life and career

After rather moderate success at the Junior World Championships 2001 in Karpacz , where his best result was the 29th place over 10 kilometers, Kokk was nominated for the World Cup in Otepää , which was also held over 10 kilometers. However, the 18-year-old athlete only reached 59th place out of 65th athletes. Kokk achieved his best result at the Junior World Championships in 2002 in Schonach . As the best Estonian starter he was 22nd over 10 kilometers freestyle . In the following two years he mainly started in the Continental Cup and smaller FIS races. At the Universiade 2003 in Tarvisio he finished eleventh in the victory of the Russian Nikolai Pankratow over 10 kilometers of freestyle.

In January 2005, Kokk not only won his first World Cup points with 15th place over 10 kilometers at the home world cup in Otepää, but also the ticket for the Nordic World Ski Championships 2005 in Oberstdorf . As the only Estonian starter over 15 kilometers freestyle, he finished 65th out of 121 athletes. From the following season he was now regularly used in the World Cup. The 16th place in the pursuit competition at the World Cup in Oberstdorf secured him participation in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin . There, too, he achieved considerable success in the pursuit competition with 19th place. Over 15 kilometers of freestyle he was 35 in the victory of his compatriot Andrus Veerpalu and eighth with the Estonian relay. After rather poor results - far beyond the World Cup points - in the 2006/07 season , Kokk surprised at the Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo . In the classic mass start competition over 50 kilometers, he unexpectedly came eleventh. And in the pursuit competition and over 15 kilometers of freestyle he achieved better results with places 29 and 28 than before in the World Cup. His best result in the 2007/08 season was the 27th over 15 kilometers classic at the home World Cup in Otepää. Although he could only fight for World Cup points in Rybinsk, Russia , in the 2008/09 season , he was nominated for the 2009 Nordic World Ski Championships in Liberec . However, he gave up the pursuit competition during the classic section. With the Estonian relay he finished eighth. Kokk was about to take part in the Tour de Ski 2009/2010 , but was unable to take the last stage due to illness. In the absence of the world's elite, he achieved the best placement of the 2009/10 season at the World Cup in Otepää, with 17th place . This secured him participation in the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver . There he was initially given a protective barrier because of increased hemoglobin levels . Then he finished 42nd in the pursuit race. As the starting runner of the Estonian relay, he lost touch early due to material problems and handed over to Aivar Rehemaa in the last place, 3 minutes behind . The Estonian relay finished in 14th and last place. With a 19th place in the pursuit competition in Rybinsk, he secured a start at the Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 in Oslo in the 2010/11 season . In his only mission, the pursuit competition, he had to give up the race prematurely. In the summer of 2011, Kokk announced that he would be taking a break from competitive sports. Since then he has worked among others as coach of the amateur team of the Estonian cycling team peloton , the first team by former professional cyclist Estonian Andrus August is headed.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Fis places two athletes with a protective barrier , Berliner Zeitung, February 15, 2010
  2. ↑ Treenerid yes personal . www.pelotonsport.ee. Retrieved December 30, 2011.

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Kokk, Kaspar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Estonian cross-country skier
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd August 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH Tartu