Aleksander Tammert

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Men's athletics
Olympic Games
Bronze	2004 Athens	Discus throw
European Championships
Bronze	2006 Gothenburg	Discus throw

Aleksander Tammert (born February 2, 1973 in Tartu) is an Estonian discus thrower.

He competed at the 2004 Olympics and originally finished fourth, but as gold medal winner Róbert Fazekas was disqualified Tammert got the bronze medal. A month later he placed third at the World Athletics Final.

2005 was not his lucky year, placing fourth at both the World Championships and the World Athletics Final. Countryfellow Gerd Kanter won silver medals at both these events.

2006 was luckier for Tammert, placing third at both the European Championships and the World Athletics Final. Kanter won again silver medals at both these events.

His personal best throw is 70.82m (232'3½"), set on April 15, 2006, in Denton, Texas.

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	23rd
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, Georgia, USA	25th
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	12th
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	20th
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	10th
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	9th
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	16th
2001	Universiade	Beijing, China	1st
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	5th
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	7th
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	6th
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	3rd
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	3rd
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	4th
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	4th
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	3rd
	World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	3rd