Erki Nool
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 Erki Nool |
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Competitor for  Estonia |
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| Men's athletics | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | Sydney 2000 | Decathlon | |
| World Championships | |||
| Silver | 2001 Edmonton | Decathlon | |
| World Indoor Championships | |||
| Silver | 1997 Paris Bercy | Heptathlon | |
| Silver | 1999 Maebashi | Heptathlon | |
| European Championships | |||
| Gold | 1998 Budapest | Decathlon | |
| Silver | 2002 Munchen | Decathlon | |
| European Indoor Championships | |||
| Bronze | 2000 Gent | Heptathlon | |
| Bronze | 2002 Wien | Heptathlon | |
Erki Nool (born June 25, 1970 in Võru, Estonia) is an Estonian decathlete and politician.
He is a winner of the gold medal for Decathlon in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Although Nool did not place first in any individual event, his total score was the highest. Nool won the title after the competition referee decided to over-rule a discus judge who had red-flagged his last and only valid attempt due to alleged step-out. The reinstatement of his 43.66-metre third throw sparked unsuccessful counter-protests from other teams. Nool took gold ahead of the Czech Roman Šebrle and American Chris Huffins.
He was elected to the Estonian Parliament, Riigikogu, on 4th March 2007, representing the Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica party[1].
[edit] Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Event |
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| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 10th | Decathlon |
| 1995 | IAAF World Championships | Goteborg, Sweden | 4th | Decathlon |
| 1995 | IAAF World Indoor Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 7th | Heptathlon |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, Georgia | 10th | Decathlon |
| 1997 | IAAF World Championships | Athens, Greece | 6th | Decathlon |
| 1997 | IAAF World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 2nd | Heptathlon |
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 1st | Decathlon |
| 1999 | IAAF World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 2nd | Heptathlon |
| 1999 | IAAF World Championships | Sevilla, Spain | 14th | Decathlon |
| 2000 | European Indoor Championships | Gent, Belgium | 3rd | Heptathlon |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 1st | Decathlon |
| 2001 | IAAF World Championships | Edmonton, Alberta | 2nd | Decathlon |
| 2001 | IAAF World Indoor Championships | Lisboa, Portugal | 5th | Heptathlon |
| 2002 | European Indoor Championships | Wien, Austria | 3rd | Heptathlon |
| 2002 | European Championships | Munchen, Germany | 2nd | Decathlon |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 8th | Decathlon |
| 2004 | IAAF World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 5th | Heptathlon |
| 2005 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 12th | Heptathlon |
[edit] References
| Olympic champions in the all around, pentathlon and decathlon |
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| As all-around: Tom Kiely |
| As pentathlon: Hjalmer Mellander | Jim Thorpe | Eero Lehtonen (twice) |
| As decathlon: Jim Thorpe | Helge Løvland | Harold Osborn | Paavo Yrjölä | James Bausch | Glenn Morris | Bob Mathias (twice) | Milt Campbell | Rafer Johnson | Willi Holdorf | Bill Toomey | Nikolay Avilov | Bruce Jenner | Daley Thompson (twice) | Christian Schenk | Robert Změlík | Dan O'Brien | Erki Nool | Roman Šebrle |
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