Sport | Speed Skating | |
FederationID | SSEST10406199801 | |
NOC | Estonia | |
Born | 04 Jun 1998 in Viljandi | |
Gender | Men |
Residence | Estonia | |
Higher education | Building Management, Construction Management - Tallinn University of Technology: Estonia | |
Occupation | Student | |
Languages | English, Estonian, German |
Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
500m | 38.18 | 30 Oct 2015 | Inzell | |||
1000m | 1:15.00 | 07 Nov 2015 | Inzell | |||
1500m | 1:54.04 | 29 Nov 2015 | Berlin | |||
5000m | 7:02.57 | 12 Mar 2016 | Changchun | |||
10000m | 20:09.23 | 14 Mar 2021 | Tallinn |
Hobbies | Fishing, hiking, photography. (kiaspeedskatingacademy.com, 2015) | |
Memorable sporting achievement | Finishing on the podium for the first time at an international competition. (kiaspeedskatingacademy.com, 2015) | |
Other sports | He represented Estonia in roller speed skating at the 2016 World Cup event in Ostrava, Czech Republic. (SportsDeskOnline, 19 Oct 2017) |
Reason for choosing this sport | He was introduced to speed skating by inline skating coach Kert Keskpaik. "In 2013 I went to watch a race in Estonia and in the evening I decided to try skating. I liked it and that's how I got into speed skating." |
Hero / Idol | Canadian speed skater Jeremy Wotherspoon, Estonian road cyclist Tanel Kangert. (kiaspeedskatingacademy.com, 2015) | |
Ambitions | To compete at the Olympic Winter Games. (kiaspeedskatingacademy.com, 2015) |
When and where did you begin this sport? | He began speed skating in 2013. |
Sporting philosophy / motto | "Pain is temporary, quitting lasts forever." (kiaspeedskatingacademy.com, 2015) |
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