"American Chris Huffins. On September 1997 he established the first private athletics school in Estonia. Since 2005, Erki Nool has been the Vice Chairman of the EOC Athletes Commission and since 2007, member of the European Athletics Development Committee. In 2006, Nool participated as a celebrity contestant on the first season of ""Tantsud tähtedega"", an Estonian version of ""Dancing with the Stars"". His professional dancing partner was Ave Vardja. On 4 March 2007, Nool was elected to the Estonian Parliament, the ""Riigikogu"", representing the Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica. Since 2008, he is also member of the Executive"
"third place with a total of 8018. Outdoor Indoor Eelco Sintnicolaas Eelco Sintnicolaas (born 7 April 1987 in Dordrecht) is a Dutch track and field athlete, specialising in the decathlon. His personal best in the decathlon is a score of 8.052 points at the Götzis Meeting in 2009. That same year he earned a gold medal at the U23 European Championships, with 8.112 points, whereas his best result was a silver medal at the 2010 European Championships in Athletics in Barcelona with 8.436 points. At the Götzis Meeting in 2012 he finished second with personal best result 8506 pts. He"
"Kjeld Nuis Kjeld Nuis (; born 10 November 1989) is a Dutch speed skater. He is a two-time Olympic champion, having won Olympic gold in both 1000 and 1500 metres at the 2018 Winter Olympics, a two-time world single distance champion in the 1000 and 1500 metres from 2017 and many-time world single distance medalist in the 1000 and 1500 metres between 2012–2017, and a 4-time season overall World Cup season winner of the 1000 metre distance (stretching from 2012 to 2018) and 2-times over 1500 metres (2017 and 2018). His specialty events are 1000 and 1500 metres. At the"
"2016 by winning the decathlon gold medal and tying the Olympic record. Eaton is only the third Olympian (Bob Mathias of the US and Britain's Daley Thompson being the other two) to achieve back-to-back gold medals in the decathlon. He announced his retirement from the sport just a few months later, on January 3, 2017. Eaton was born in Portland, Oregon, on January 21, 1988, the only child of Roslyn Eaton and Terrance Wilson. His father is African-American and his mother is Euro-American. His maternal grandfather, Jim Eaton, played football at Michigan State University, and his father also played the"
"(FIS). He writes a blog, at http://noahhoffman.com. Noah Hoffman Noah Hoffman (born August 1, 1989; nicknamed ""The Hoff"") is an American Olympic cross country skier. He competed for the United States at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, and in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Hoffman is Jewish, and was born in Evergreen, Colorado to Mike and Sharon Hoffman. He has a sister named Maggie. He grew up in Aspen, Colorado. In middle school, he ran cross-country. Hoffman graduated from Aspen High School in 2007. He postponed college to focus on skiing. Hoffman began skiing at"
"Eelco Sintnicolaas Eelco Sintnicolaas (born 7 April 1987 in Dordrecht) is a Dutch track and field athlete, specialising in the decathlon. His personal best in the decathlon is a score of 8.052 points at the Götzis Meeting in 2009. That same year he earned a gold medal at the U23 European Championships, with 8.112 points, whereas his best result was a silver medal at the 2010 European Championships in Athletics in Barcelona with 8.436 points. At the Götzis Meeting in 2012 he finished second with personal best result 8506 pts. He cleared 8000 points at the 2013 Decastar meeting, taking"
"Diederik Simon Diederik Rudolf Simon (born 10 April 1970 in Bloemendaal, North Holland) is a rower from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country in five consecutive Summer Olympics. After winning the gold medal with the ""Holland Acht"" (Holland Eight) at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, he earned silver in the Men's Quadruple Sculls (2000) and in the Men's Eights (2004). Beijing (2008) resulted in a 4th place, and London (2012) in a 5th place, both in the Dutch Men's Eight. Diederik Simon is currently training for his 6th Olympics in Rio de Janeiro 2016,"
"a B.B.A. in International Finance with Magna Cum Laude honors. In 2007, Ekberg earned his Doctorate of Chiropractic from Life University in Marietta, Georgia with Magna Cum Laude honors. Sten Ekberg Sten Anders Ekberg (born 25 December 1964 in Täby, Sweden) is a former decathlon athlete who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics for Sweden and a Swedish decathlete National Record holder. Sten Ekberg won the Swedish Championship Title in both Decathlon and Heptathlon. Sten Ekberg is currently living in the United States working as a chiropractor and nutritionist at his office Wellness For Life in Cumming, Georgia. Ekberg attended"
"and Kangchenjunga expeditions. His younger brother, Petr, plays ice hockey for HC Pardubice in Czech Extraliga and in 2010 also became world champion of his own. Martin Koukal Martin Koukal () (born 25 September 1978 in Nové Město na Moravě) is a Czech cross-country skier and mountaineer who has been competing since 1996. He won two medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with gold in 50 km (2003) and a bronze in the team sprint (2005). Koukal's best finish at the Winter Olympics was a seventh in the 50 km freestyle mass start in 2006. He also won"
"Spain. He couldn't compete for a few months and returned to competition in September 2017. He became 2017 Sportsman of the Year in Roosendaal. He qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics, being the youngest Dutch athlete of the Dutch team, for the men's slopestyle and men's big air disciplines. Due to a crash in the last training for the slopestyle, he broke his right arm and was not able to compete. Niek van der Velden Niek van der Velden (born 28 May 2000) is a Dutch snowboarder. Van der Velden started snowboarding when he was 8 years old. Van der"
"biathlon sitting and 10km cross-country classical sitting, and a bronze medal in the 1.1km cross-country sprint sitting. Daniel Cnossen Daniel Cnossen (born May 17, 1980) is an American biathlete and cross-country skier who won gold in Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Paralympics – Men's 7.5 kilometres in the sitting division. He is a native of Topeka, Kansas and a double amputee. His accident occurred during the War in Afghanistan due to an improvised explosive device while he was a Navy SEAL. Cnossen also competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics. Cnossen is currently a graduate student at Harvard University, working towards"
"Torsten Voss Torsten Voss (sometimes listed as Thorsten Voss, born 24 March 1963 in Güstrow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is an East German-German track and field athlete and bobsledder who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s. His biggest success was when he won the world title in the decathlon at the 1987 World Championships in Rome as a representative for East Germany. He achieved a personal best score of 8680 points and was chosen as the East German sportsman of the year. In 1988 in the Seoul Summer Olympic Games he won the silver medal behind fellow East German, Christian"
"champion Alexander Popov (Russia), four-time rowing champion Elisabeta Lipă (Romania), decathlon champion Erki Nool (Estonia), and rings gymnast Jury Chechi (Italy). The following is a list of each country's announced flag bearer. The list is sorted by the order in which each nation appears in the parade of nations. This table is sortable by country name (in Hellenic), the flag bearer's name, and the flag bearer's sport. The names are given in their official designations by the IOC. 2004 Summer Olympics national flag bearers During the Parade of Nations portion of the 2004 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, athletes from each"
"2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, Nuis won the gold medal at the 1500 m and 1000 m events. He has also won the 2017 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships in the 1000 and 1500 meter events, and is the current holder of the Dutch 1000 m record. He lives in Emmen. In May 2018, on Swedish lake, he set up a new world speed skating record of 93 kilometers per hour. Kjeld Nuis Kjeld Nuis (; born 10 November 1989) is a Dutch speed skater. He is a two-time Olympic champion, having won Olympic gold in both 1000 and"
"Noah Hoffman Noah Hoffman (born August 1, 1989; nicknamed ""The Hoff"") is an American Olympic cross country skier. He competed for the United States at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, and in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Hoffman is Jewish, and was born in Evergreen, Colorado to Mike and Sharon Hoffman. He has a sister named Maggie. He grew up in Aspen, Colorado. In middle school, he ran cross-country. Hoffman graduated from Aspen High School in 2007. He postponed college to focus on skiing. Hoffman began skiing at age four. His club is the Ski"
"the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The Dutch team finished in fifth place at the 2008 Women's European Water Polo Championship in Málaga and they qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. There they ended up winning the gold medal on 21 August, beating the United States 9-8 in the final. Meike de Nooy Meike de Nooy (born 2 May 1983 in Eindhoven) is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions. de Nooy was part of the team that became sixth at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona. She"
"the Beijing Olympics. He now works as an athletic coach. Total: 9296 pts. <br> <br> Tomáš Dvořák Tomáš Dvořák (), born 11 May 1972 in Gottwaldov (now Zlín), Czechoslovakia, is an athlete from the Czech Republic. He competed in the decathlon and heptathlon for the team ""Dukla Prague"". He is a three-time decathlon world champion (1997, 1999, 2001) and a former world record holder (8,994 points scored in Prague, 1999), which is still the fourth best performance of all-time. This record was broken by Dvořák's compatriot Roman Šebrle in 2001. Dvořák is the only athlete to score over 8,900 points"
"won 6 times the national championships. Simone Cairoli Simone Cairoli (born 7 July 1990) is an Italian male decathlete, who won six national championships. In 2017 with his personal best had reached the 5th place in the national all-time lists and 52nd place in the seasonal world lists. Simone Cairoli finished at 12th at the 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships, establishing his personal best, and was selected for 2018 European Athletics Championships. Curiously he is a specialist of the decathlon (sport) working as a clerk at Decathlon (shop). After the first day of events at the 2018 European Championships, Cairoli"
"of international and top level men's decathlons are divided into a two-day competition, with the track and field events held in the order below. Traditionally, all decathletes who finish the event, rather than just the winner or medal winning athletes, do a round of honour together after the competition. The current world record holder is Kevin Mayer from France with 9126 points which he set on 16 September 2018 in Talence, France. At major championships, the women's equivalent of the decathlon is the seven-event heptathlon; prior to 1981 it was the five-event pentathlon. However, in 2001, the IAAF approved scoring"
"Aksel Lund Svindal Aksel Lund Svindal (born 26 December 1982) is a World Cup alpine ski racer. Born in Lørenskog in Akershus county, Svindal is a two-time overall World Cup champion (2007 and 2009), an Olympic gold medalist in super-G at the 2010 Winter Olympics and in downhill at the 2018 Winter Olympics, and a five-time World Champion in downhill, giant slalom, and super combined (2007 Åre, 2009 Val-d'Isère, 2011 Garmisch, and 2013 Schladming). With his victory in the downhill in 2013, Svindal became the first male alpine racer to win titles in four consecutive world championships. With his successes"
"marathon field when 155 men from 80 countries competed in the race where he placed 63rd overall. Tiidrek Nurme Tiidrek Nurme (born 11 November 1985) is an Estonian long and middle-distance runner, the current national record holder of the 1500 metres and 3000 metres. Nurme is one of only four men in the history of the Olympic Games to have qualified for and competed in the 1,500 metres (2008) and the marathon (2016) in separate Olympics during their career. The other three are Rod Dixon of New Zealand (1972, 1984), Luis Feiteira of Portugal (1996, 2012) and Bayron Piedra of"
"his left ear. He graduated at the Charles University which is situated in Prague. Jakub has participated at the Summer Deaflympics in three occasions and has competed in the high jump, long jump, decathlon and javelin throw events. Jakub Nosek Jakub Nosek (born 30 October 1989) is a Czech deaf bobsledder who has formerly competed as a track and field athlete. He competed in the two-man event at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Prior to his Olympic debut during the 2018 Winter Olympics, he has competed in Deaflympics as a track and field athlete as he has represented the Czech Republic"
"biathlon following the 2017–2018 season. All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. ""8 medals (4 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)"" ""21 medals (12 gold, 6 silver, 3 bronze)"" ""38 victories (8 In, 11 Sp, 12 Pu, 7 MS)"" Emil Hegle Svendsen Emil Hegle Svendsen (born 12 July 1985) is a retired Norwegian biathlete. He has won eight medals at Winter Olympics (four gold) and five individual gold medals and seven relay gold medals at World Championships. He skis with Trondhjems Skiskyttere, based in Trondheim. The 2005–06 season was Svendsen's first season on the World Cup tour, before then"
"who wins the decathlon, thus the world's greatest athlete of all times is the recordman of decathlon (Kevin Mayer as of September 2018). This began when King Gustav V of Sweden told Jim Thorpe, ""You, sir, are the world's greatest athlete"" after Thorpe won the decathlon at the Stockholm Olympics in 1912. The official decathlon world record holder is French Kevin Mayer, who scored 9,126 points at the 2018 Décastar. The event developed from the ancient pentathlon. Pentathlon competitions were held at the ancient Greek Olympics. Pentathlons involved five disciplines – long jump, discus throw, javelin throw, sprint and a"
"Ole Einar Bjørndalen Ole Einar Bjørndalen (born 27 January 1974) is a retired Norwegian professional biathlete, often referred to by the nickname, the ""King of Biathlon"". With 13 Winter Olympic Games medals, he is second on the list of multiple medalists behind Marit Bjørgen who has won 15 medals. He is also the most successful biathlete of all time at the Biathlon World Championships, having won 45 medals, more than double that of any other biathlete except Martin Fourcade. With 95 World Cup wins, Bjørndalen is ranked first all-time for career victories on the Biathlon World Cup tour, more than"
"where he aims to finish his rowing career with a ""Gold Sandwich"". Diederik Simon Diederik Rudolf Simon (born 10 April 1970 in Bloemendaal, North Holland) is a rower from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country in five consecutive Summer Olympics. After winning the gold medal with the ""Holland Acht"" (Holland Eight) at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, he earned silver in the Men's Quadruple Sculls (2000) and in the Men's Eights (2004). Beijing (2008) resulted in a 4th place, and London (2012) in a 5th place, both in the Dutch Men's Eight. Diederik Simon"
"Olympics, and his other sister Katri is a highly regarded Finnish fashion designer. All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Iivo Niskanen Iivo Henrik Niskanen (born 12 January 1992) is a Finnish cross-country skier. He won the gold medal in men's team sprint at the 2014 Winter Olympics with Sami Jauhojärvi and a gold medal in men's 50 kilometre classical at the 2018 Winter Olympics. In Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 Niskanen won a bronze medal in Team sprint and a gold medal in 15 km classical. In the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, Niskanen became olympic"
"charges Lalu Muhammad Zohri won the world junior championships in the 100 meters. He continues to do coaching clinics around the U.S. Harry Marra Harry Marra (born 1947 in Cohoes, New York) is an American track and field coach. He is best known as the coach of decathlon world record holder Ashton Eaton. After improving the world record twice and two world championship gold medals, Eaton closed off his career by becoming only the third man to defend the Olympic gold medal in the decathlon. Eaton is also the world record holder in the indoor Heptathlon and won three world"
"Martin van der Spoel Martin Michel van der Spoel (born February 19, 1971 in Ermelo, Gelderland) is a former freestyle and medley swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he finished in tenth place in the 200m individual medley, and in fifth (4x100) and seventh position (4x200) with the freestyle relay teams. Van der Spoel was the biggest national rival of compatriot Marcel Wouda, who would become the nation's first male world champion in swimming in 1998.He swam in 2018 163 km in 55 hours and gained 4"
"Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's sprint The men's sprint competition of the Sochi 2014 Olympics was held at Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex on 8 February 2014. It was 10 kilometres in length (6.2 miles). The defending Olympic Champion is Vincent Jay of France, who has since retired. The defending World Champion is Emil Hegle Svendsen of Norway. Countries were assigned quotas using a combination of the Nation Cup scores of their top 3 athletes in the individual, sprint, and relay competitions at the 2012 World Championships in Ruhpolding, Germany, and the 2013 World Championships in Nové"
"gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)"" ""4 medals (2 gold, 2 bronze)"" Tiril Eckhoff Tiril Kampenhaug Eckhoff (born 21 May 1990) is a Norwegian biathlete who represents Fossum IF. Her best solo results internationally have been a win in the 7.5 km sprint in the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup in Östersund in December 2014, and the gold medal in the 7.5 km sprint at the 2016 Biathlon World Championships in Oslo. She is the sister of fellow biathlete Stian Eckhoff. Eckhoff has been part of the Norwegian biathlon team since 2008. Eckhoff competed in Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics in"
"a reduced paddle. He is currently working at Archery Denmark as National Team head coach and has had huge success bringing international medals to Denmark. Niels Dall Niels Dall (born October 3, 1984 in Vejle) is an athlete from Denmark, who competes in archery. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Dall finished his ranking round with a total of 634 points, which gave him the 53rd seed for the final competition bracket in which he faced defending Olympic Champion Marco Galiazzo in the first round. Galiazzo won the match by 114-97 and Dall was eliminated. Galiazzo would lose in"
"a licensed cosmetologist. He considers American sprinter Michael Johnson as his hero in the sport. Eric Cray Eric Shauwn Brazas Cray (born November 11, 1988) is a Filipino-born American track and field athlete who competes in sprinting and hurdling events. He represented his country at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics, competing in the hurdles. He won gold medals at the Southeast Asian Games in 2013 and 2015. Cray currently holds the Filipino national record for the 400 metres hurdles and 100 metres. Cray was born in Olongapo, before moving to Sacramento, California to Ellis Jr. and Maria Cray Fish."