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Karel Tammjärv

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Karel Tammjärv
Karel Tammjärv in 2014
Country Estonia
Born (1989-05-25) 25 May 1989 (age 35)
Tartu, Estonia
Ski clubTartu SC
World Cup career
Seasons11 – (20092019)
Indiv. starts119
Indiv. podiums0
Team starts8
Team podiums0
Overall titles0 – (78th in 2018)
Discipline titles0

Karel Tammjärv (born 25 May 1989 in Tartu) is an Estonian cross-country skier who has competed since 2007. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 46th in the 30 km mixed pursuit and 67th in the 15 km events.[1] He also represented Estonia at the 2014 Winter Olympics and 2018 Winter Olympics.

Tammjärv's best World Cup finish was 10th in a 4 × 7.5 km relay at France in 2016 while his best individual finish was 13th in a 15 km event at Switzerland in 2017.

In February 2019, he was arrested for allegations of blood doping[2] and subsequently admitted to having doped since 2016.[3]

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]

Olympic Games

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 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2010 20 67 46
2014 24 45 49 10
2018 28 22 32 53 12 17

World Championships

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 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2011 21 26 38 49 10
2013 23 57 39 15
2015 25 43 DNF 16
2017 27 36 58 13
2019 29 DNS 27 43

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
Ski Tour
Canada
2009 19 NC NC NC
2010 20 NC NC NC
2011 21 146 NC 90
2012 22 NC NC NC 48 DNF
2013 23 129 95 NC 27 63
2014 24 139 87 NC 72 44
2015 25 NC NC NC 44
2016 26 NC NC NC 49
2017 27 NC NC NC 63 DNF
2018 28 78 57 NC DNF 19
2019 29 91 70 64 DNF

References

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  1. ^ "Karel Tammjärv Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. ^ "Nordic skier caught 'mid-blood transfusion'". 2 March 2019 – via www.bbc.com.
  3. ^ "Nordic Nation: Estonia's Karel Tammjärv". FasterSkier.com.
  4. ^ "TAMMJARV Karel". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
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