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Jaak Uudmäe

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Jaak Uudmäe (born 3 September 1954) is an Estonian former triple jumper and long jumper who competed for the Soviet Union. He was the gold medalist at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He set a personal best of 17.35 m (56 ft 11 in) in his Olympic victory – a mark which remains the Estonian record. In 1979 and 1980, Uudmäe was acknowledged as Estonian Athlete of the Year. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Jaak Uudmäe is the 937th most popular athlete (down from 623rd in 2024), the 160th most popular biography from Estonia (down from 143rd in 2019) and the 12th most popular Estonian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jaak Uudmäe ranks 937 out of 6,025. Before him are Miltiadis Gouskos, Frank Foss, Ellen Streidt, Birger Sörvik, Harriet Bland, and Maurice Huet. After him are Vilho Niittymaa, Gerd Wessig, Hassiba Boulmerka, Henry Carr, Shuhei Nishida, and Robert Lindsay.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Jaak Uudmäe ranks 347. Before him are Daniyal Akhmetov, Rahim Ademi, Dietrich Thurau, Huub Rothengatter, Andrzej Lepper, and Robert Carradine. After him are Erwin Wurm, Ruby Bridges, Mark Lindsay Chapman, Ruslan Aushev, Brad Cooper, and Ephrem M'Bom.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Jaak Uudmäe ranks 160 out of 351. Before him are Ilmar Kullam (1922), Jüri Tamm (1957), Jüri Jaakson (1870), Eri Klas (1939), Adalberts Bubenko (1910), and Richard Maack (1825). After him are Viivi Luik (1946), Paul Raud (1865), Eino Tamberg (1930), Lepo Sumera (1950), Osvald Käpp (1905), and Heinrich Mark (1911).

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Among ATHLETES In Estonia

Among athletes born in Estonia, Jaak Uudmäe ranks 12. Before him are Jaan Kikkas (1892), Harald Tammer (1899), Jaan Talts (1944), Ilmar Kullam (1922), Jüri Tamm (1957), and Adalberts Bubenko (1910). After him are Arnold Luhaäär (1905), Kalevi Kotkas (1913), Erki Nool (1970), Bruno Junk (1929), Gerd Kanter (1979), and Aleksander Tammert (1973).

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