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Toomas Tõnise
Toomas Tõnise (born 24 October 1952 in Tallinn) is an Estonian modern pentathlete and sports professional. In 1976 he graduated from Tallinn Pedagogical Institute. In the 1970s he become several times Estonian champion in modern pentathlon. From 1971-1979 he was a member of the Estonian national team. In 1990 he was the principal of Estonian Sport Gymnasium. From 1990-2000 he was the executive secretary of Estonian Sport Central Union (). Since 1991 he has been a member of Estonian Olympic Committee. From 2000-2012 he was executive secretary of Estonian Olympic Committee. Awards: * 2004: Order of the White Star The Order of the White Star (; ) was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonian citizens and foreigners to give recognition for services rendered to the Estonian state. Design Classes The Order of the White Star ..., V class. References Living people 1952 births Estonian male modern pentathletes Estonian people in sports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Toomas is an Estonian masculine given name, a cognate of Thomas. People named Toomas include: * Toomas Alatalu (born 1942), historian, educator, political commentator and politician * Toomas Altnurme (born 1973), painter * Toomas Annus (born 1960), entrepreneur *Toomas Frey (1937–2020), ecologist, geobotanist and forest scientist *Toomas Heikkinen (born 1991), Finnish rallycross driver * Toomas Helin (born 1966), drug smuggler *Toomas Hussar (born 1962), actor, film and theatre director and dramaturge *Toomas Hendrik Ilves (born 1953), politician, President of Estonia * Toomas Järveoja (born 1961), Estonian politician * Toomas Jürgenstein (born 1964), educator and politician * Toomas Kall (born 1947), humorist, caricaturist, writer, screenwriter and translator * Toomas Kallaste (born 1971), football player * Toomas Kandimaa (born 1975), basketball player and coach *Toomas Kivimägi (born 1963), politician and lawyer *Toomas Kivisild (born 1969), geneticist * Toomas Kork (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and administratively lies in the Harju County, Harju ''Counties of Estonia, maakond'' (county). Tallinn is the main governmental, financial, industrial, and cultural centre of Estonia. It is located northwest of the country's second largest city, Tartu, however, only south of Helsinki, Finland; it is also west of Saint Petersburg, Russia, north of Riga, Latvia, and east of Stockholm, Sweden. From the 13th century until the first half of the 20th century, Tallinn was known in most of the world by variants of its other historical Names of Tallinn in different languages, name Reval. “Reval” received Lübeck law, Lübeck city rights in 1248; however, the earliest evidence of human settlement in the area dates back nearly 5,000 years. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Russia. The territory of Estonia consists of the mainland, the larger islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, and over 2,300 other islands and islets on the east coast of the Baltic Sea. Its capital Tallinn and Tartu are the two largest List of cities and towns in Estonia, urban areas. The Estonian language is the official language and the first language of the Estonians, majority of its population of nearly 1.4 million. Estonia is one of the least populous members of the European Union and NATO. Present-day Estonia has been inhabited since at least 9,000 BC. The Ancient Estonia#Early Middle Ages, medieval indigenous population of Estonia was one of the last pagan civilisations in Europe to adopt Christianity following the Northern Crusades in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tallinn Pedagogical Institute
Tallinn University (TLU; , ''TLÜ'') is a public research university in Estonia. Located in the centre of Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia, Tallinn University is one of the three largest institutions of higher education in the country. Both QS World University and Times Higher Education rankings place it among the top 1000 universities in the world. History Tallinn University's predecessor, Tallinn Pedagogical University (), was founded in 1919. Tallinn University in its present form was established on 18 March 2005 as the result of a merger of several universities and research institutions in Tallinn. Academics As of 2023, about 7,000 degree students were enrolled at Tallinn University (with over 14,000 more taking part in continuing education programmes), making it the third largest provider of higher education in Estonia. Among degree students, 10% were international. There are 846 employees at the university, of which 475 are academic staff. Tallinn University's Baltic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
