Tartu
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Estonia
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n judoka and judoka coach.
In 1980 he graduated from
Tartu State University
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1974-1986 he become 14-times Estonian champion in different judo weight categories.
Since 1980 he worked as a judoka coach. 1984-2013 he was the principal coach of Estonian national judoka team.
Students:
Indrek Pertelson
Indrek Pertelson (born 21 April 1971) is an Estonian former international judoka. At the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics he won bronze medals in the men's Heavyweight (+100 kg) category. He has won the gold medal in the 1996 European Judo Cha ...
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Aleksei Budõlin
Aleksei Budõlin (born 5 April 1976) is an Estonian former judoka and current coach. At the 2000 Summer Olympics
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Dmitri Budõlin
Dmitri Budõlin (born 1 March 1974) is an Estonian judoka
is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, combat sport, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大 ...
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Martin Padar
Martin Padar (born 11 April 1979 in Tallinn, Estonia) is an Estonian judoka, who has competed in the men's half heavyweight (100 kg) and later in the heavyweight (+100 kg) category. A 2009 European champion, he has also competed at t ...
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Since 2014 he is the president of Estonian Judo Federation.
Awards:
* several times Estonian Judoka of the Year
* 2000:
Estonian Coach of the Year
The Estonian Coach of the Year is chosen annually each December, since 1988. The winner is voted by a group of sports journalists, public, and sports associations. Skiing coach Mati Alaver has won the award a record five times.
List of award wi ...
* 2001:
Order of the Estonian Red Cross
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