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Jüri Tamm (born February 5 , 1957 in Pärnu , Estonia ) is a former Estonia n Hammer Throw er. Representing USSR , he won a bronze medal in the 1980 and 1988 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 1987 World Championships In Athletics . Tamm held the world record in hammer throw with 80.46 metres for a brief period in 1980, although his record was soon overcome by teammates Yuriy Sedykh and Sergey Litvinov . Tamm's personal best throw, 84.40 metres, was achieved in 1984. He finished 5th at the 1992 Summer Olympics , now representing the newly-independent Estonia. In 1998 Tamm entered political life. He was elected into the Parliament Of Estonia in 1999 and 2003 , for the Social Democratic Party . EXTERNAL LINK |
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