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The idea of Tammert Senior:
World Championships in team discus throw

16.09.2009 in Tallinn

The never before seen test of strength of the world’s six leading discus throw countries at Kadrioru stadium!
Teams of two from each country will be competing for the title of the world’s greatest discus throw country
Participating countries are based on the current chart + athletes from the World and Europe Team.
There will be 4 tries
The best try of each man will be added to the team’s score

In memoriam
Aleksander Tammert senior (1947-2006)

Legendary athlete and discus throwing coach
I place in the European Junior Championships in 1966
5 x Estonian Champion in shot putting
9 Soviet Union youth records in shot putting

Personal records:
Shot putting 19.41
Discus throw 54.98

Discus throw
The 21st century sports miracle of Estonia

Never before has there been such a number of stars in Estonian sports in an Olympic event as there are today in discus throwing:
An Estonian is the reign world champion, leader of the world chart!
Estonians have brought home six medals from the last five adult title competitions!