Marek Kaleta
Encyclopedia
Marek Kaleta is a retired male javelin throw
er who represented the Soviet Union
in the 1980s
and later on Estonia
. He set his personal best 83.30, which was the Estonian national record this time, on 12 August 1990 in Pieksämäki
, Finland.http://www.ekjl.ee/est/edetabelid/koigi_aegade_edetabel/kamoda.pdf Kaleta is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's javelin throw event at the 1987 Summer Universiade
in Zagreb
.
Javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...
er who represented the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
in the 1980s
1980s
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and later on Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
. He set his personal best 83.30, which was the Estonian national record this time, on 12 August 1990 in Pieksämäki
Pieksämäki
Pieksämäki is a town and municipality of Finland. Its original name was Haukivuori .It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region.The town has a population of and covers an area of of which is water...
, Finland.http://www.ekjl.ee/est/edetabelid/koigi_aegade_edetabel/kamoda.pdf Kaleta is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's javelin throw event at the 1987 Summer Universiade
1987 Summer Universiade
The 1987 Summer Universiade, also known as the XIV Summer Universiade, took place in Zagreb, Croatia . It involved participants from 111 countries and over 6,000 individual sportspersons and members of teams.-Medal table:...
in Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
.
Achievements
| Representing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 16th | 76.10 m |
| 1990 | European Championships 1990 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Javelin These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia. The final was held on 28 August 1990... |
Split Split (city) Split is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and... , FR Yugoslavia |
14th | 77.64 m |
| Representing | ||||
| 1993 | World Championships 1993 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Javelin These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. There were a total of 47 participating athletes, with the final held on Monday August 16, 1993. All results were made with rough surfaced javelin... |
Stuttgart, Germany | 24th | 74.80 m |
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 21st | 74.46 m |