Mikhail Kaaleste

Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Silver	1956 Melbourne	K-2 1000 m
World Championships
Bronze	1958 Prague	K-2 1000 m
Bronze	1958 Prague	K-4 1000 m

Mikhail Kaaleste (born Mikhail Stoljar on August 20, 1931) was an Estonian sprint canoer who competed in 1950s. He won a silver medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.

Kaaleste changed in last name in 1940 from Stoljar. Originally going into cross country skiing, he was changed to sprint canoeing from his coaches at Dynamo Sports Club. After winning a silver medal in Melbourne, Kaaleste won two bronze medals at the 1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Prague (K-2 1000 m, K-4 1000 m). He also won several medals in the Soviet Union in cross country skiing in the 1950s.

In 1964, he became coach for the Dynamo Leningrad biathlon and cross country skiing. Kaaleste's wife, Anna, finished ninth in the 10 km cross-country skiing event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.

References

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936-2007.
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
• Sports-reference.com profile

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Name	Kaaleste, Mikhail
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Date of birth	August 20, 1931
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