Tanel Laanmäe

Tanel Laanmäe (born 29 September 1989) is an Estonian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw.^[3] He won the gold medal at the 2015 Summer Universiade. He has also represented his country at the 2009, 2015 and 2017 World Championships.

Tanel Laanmäe

Laanmäe at the 2015 European Team Championships
Personal information
Born	(1989-09-29) 29 September 1989 (age 35) Valga County, Estonia
Education	Tallinn University[1]
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	Javelin throw
Club	Viraaz
Achievements and titles
Personal best	85.04 m (2016)

His personal best in the event, set in 2016, is 85.04 m.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Result
Representing  Estonia
2006	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	29th (q)	62.07 m
2007	European Junior Championships	Hengelo, Netherlands	7th	70.33 m
2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	9th	68.88 m
2009	European U23 Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	21st (q)	68.35 m
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	–	NM
2011	European U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	8th	73.20 m
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	24th (q)	71.87 m
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	18th (q)	75.29 m
2015	Universiade	Gwangju, South Korea	1st	81.71 m
	World Championships	Beijing, China	13th (q)	80.65 m
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	15th (q)	80.46 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	18th (q)	80.45 m
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	25th (q)	76.41 m
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	15th (q)	77.21 m

Seasonal bests by year

• 2006 – 69.37
• 2007 – 76.35
• 2008 – 75.93
• 2009 – 81.96
• 2010 – 77.93
• 2011 – 78.18
• 2012 – 80.75
• 2013 – 81.05
• 2014 – 81.16
• 2015 – 83.82
• 2016 – 85.04
• 2017 – 82.58