Alo Toom (born 18 March 1986) is an

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 Ru ...

n wrestler. He was born in

Vändra Vändra () is a borough () in Põhja-Pärnumaa Parish in Pärnu County, Estonia. It has a population of 2,191 (in 2016) and an area of 3.28 km² (1.27 sq mi). Sights On Old Church Hill there is an underground cemetery called Kabelias, wh ...

, Pärnu County. In 2005 he graduated from

Audentes Sports Gymnasium Audentes Sports Gymnasium () is a sports school in Tallinn, and with the branch in Otepää, Estonia. School's history goes back to 1 September 1967 when Tallinn Sports Boarding School () was established in Tallinn. In 1990, the school was re-org ...

, and 2015

Tallinn University of Technology Established in 1918, Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech; ) is the only Institute of technology, technical university in Estonia. TalTech, in the capital city of Tallinn, is a university for engineering, business, public administration a ...

in electrical technology. He began his wrestling career in 1993, coached by Karl Pajumäe. Since 2002 his coach was

Henn Põlluste Henn Põlluste (born on 2 September 1952 in Virtsu) is an Estonian wrestler and wrestling coach. In 1980 he graduated from Tallinn University, Tallinn Pedagogical Institute in physical education. In 1972 he won Ivan Poddubny international compet ...

. He has competed at the

World Wrestling Championships The World Wrestling Championships for Greco-Roman wrestling (men, since 1904) and freestyle wrestling (men since 1951, women since 1987) are organized by United World Wrestling (UWW). Unofficial editions Several World Greco-Roman Championships h ...

. He is 5-times Estonian champion in Greco-Roman wrestling. From 2005 to 2015 he was a member of the Estonian national wrestling team.

References

Living people 1986 births Estonian male sport wrestlers Tallinn University of Technology alumni People from Vändra Sportspeople from Pärnu County 21st-century Estonian sportsmen {{Estonia-wrestling-bio-stub