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Toomas Tõnise (born 24 October 1952 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 modern pentathlete and sports professional. In 1976 he graduated from
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 Q ...
. 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 The Estonian Olympic Committee (, EOK) is responsible for Estonia's participation in the Olympic Games. History The Estonian Sports Federation () decided to form the Estonian Olympic Committee in the First Estonian Sport Congress () on 30 Novem ...
. 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.


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Living people 1952 births Estonian male modern pentathletes Estonian people in sports Tallinn University alumni Sportspeople from Tallinn {{Estonia-sport-bio-stub