Rein Ottoson (born 31 October 1953 in
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 ...
) 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 sailing coach.
In 1984 he graduated from the
University of Tartu
The University of Tartu (UT; ; ) is a public research university located in the city of Tartu, Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is also the largest and oldest university in the country. in physical education.
1966-1975 he become several times Estonian champion in different sailing disciplines.
Since 1972 he is working as a sailing coach. He has coached Soviet Union and Estonian sailing teams.
Students:
*
Tõnu Tõniste,
Toomas Tõniste,
Krista Kruuv,
Peter Šaraškin
Peter Šaraškin (born 2 November 1967) is an Estonian sailor. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, a ...
.
Awards:
* 1988 and 1992:
Estonian Coach of the Year
* 2001:
Order of the Estonian Red Cross
The Order of the Estonian Red Cross (; ) was instituted in 1920 by the Estonian Red Cross Society. The Order of the Estonian Red Cross is bestowed in order to give recognition for humanitarian services rendered in the interests of the Estonians, ...
, V class.
References
Living people
1953 births
Estonian sports coaches
University of Tartu alumni
Sportspeople from Tallinn
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