Valter Külvet
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| Nationality | Estonian | |||||||||||
| Born | 19 February 1964 Õisu, Estonia | |||||||||||
| Died | 2 July 1998 (aged 34) Mäksa, Estonia | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event | Decathlon | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Valter Külvet (19 February 1964 – 2 July 1998) was an Estonian athlete. He competed in the men's decathlon at the 1988 Summer Olympics, representing the Soviet Union.[1] He died due to injuries received from a beating while being robbed.[2] He won a gold medal at the 1983 European Athletics Junior Championships and a silver medal at the 1985 Summer Universiade.
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Valter Külvet Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ↑ "Endine sporditipp Valter Külvet tapeti" [Former athlete Valter Külvet killed] (in Estonian). EPL. 7 July 1998. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
External links
- Valter Külvet at World Athletics
- Valter Külvet at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- Valter Külvet at Olympics.com
- Valter Külvet at Olympedia
- Valter Külvet at InterSportStats
Categories:
- 1964 births
- 1998 deaths
- People from Mulgi Parish
- Sportspeople from Viljandi County
- Estonian decathletes
- Soviet decathletes
- Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Deaths by beating in Europe
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for the Soviet Union
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 1985 Summer Universiade
- Soviet Athletics Championships winners
- Estonian athletics biography stubs