- Marek Kaleta
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Marek Kaleta (born December 17, 1961) is a retired male javelin thrower 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.[1] Kaleta is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's javelin throw event at the 1987 Summer Universiade in Zagreb.
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Notes Representing Soviet Union 1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 16th 76.10 m 1990 European Championships Split, FR Yugoslavia 14th 77.64 m Representing Estonia 1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 24th 74.80 m 1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 21st 74.46 m References
- IAAF profile for Marek Kaleta
Summer Universiade Champions in Men's Javelin Throw 1959: Hermann Salomon (FRG) • 1961: Gergely Kulcsár (HUN) • 1963: Jānis Lūsis (URS) • 1965: Rolf Herings (FRG) • 1967: Dave Travis (GBR) • 1970: Miklós Németh (HUN) • 1973: Jānis Zirnis (URS) • 1975: Gheorghe Megelea (ROM) • 1977: Vasiliy Yershov (URS) • 1979: Helmut Schreiber (FRG) • 1981 – 1983: Dainis Kūla (URS) • 1985: Dumitru Negoiţă (ROM) • 1987: Marek Kaleta (URS) • 1989 – 1991: Steve Backley (GBR) • 1993: Louis Fouché (RSA) • 1995: Zhang Lianbiao (CHN) • 1997: Marius Corbett (RSA) • 1999 – 2001: Ēriks Rags (LAT) • 2003: Igor Janik (POL) • 2005: Ainārs Kovals (LAT) • 2007: Vadims Vasiļevskis (LAT) • 2009: Ainārs Kovals (LAT) • 2011: Fatih Avan (TUR)
Categories:- 1961 births
- Living people
- Soviet athletes
- Estonian javelin throwers
- Estonian athletics biography stubs
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