Jüri Tamm
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Athletics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 1980 Moscow | Hammer Throw | |
| Bronze | 1988 Seoul | Hammer Throw | |
Jüri Tamm or Yuri Tamm (born February 5, 1957 in Pärnu, Estonia) is a former Estonian hammer thrower. Representing USSR, he won a bronze medal in the 1980 and 1988 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics.
Tamm held the world record in hammer throw with 80.46 metres for a brief period in 1980, although his record was soon overcome by teammates Yuriy Sedykh and Sergey Litvinov. Tamm's personal best throw, 84.40 metres, was achieved in 1984.
He finished 5th at the 1992 Summer Olympics, now representing the newly-independent Estonia.
In 1998 Tamm entered political life. He was elected into the Parliament of Estonia in 1999 and 2003, for the Social Democratic Party.
