NURME Tiidrek

Estonia

Athletics

Date of Birth: 18 Nov 1985

Age: 35

Gender: Male

Place of birth: KURESSAARE

Birth Country:

Estonia

Place of residence : TARTU

Residence Country:

Estonia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Marathon	27

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sapporo Odori Park	Men's Marathon Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	1500m	Marathon
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	-	63rd (2:20:01)
2008	Beijing, CHN	Heats (3:38.59)	-

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	1500m	Marathon
2019	Doha, QAT	-	26th (2:17:38)
2017	London, GBR	-	40th (2:20:41)
2009	Berlin, GER	Heats (3:43.73)	-

European Championships

Year	Location	Marathon
2018	Berlin, GER	9th (2:15:16)

World Half Marathon Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
41	Half Marathon	2020	Gdynia, POL	1:02:20

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Occupation:

Athlete

Family:

Wife Maili, sons Jakob [2010] and Ruuben [2015], daughter Lili [2018]

Languages spoken:

English, Estonian, Russian

Club name:

Tartu U ASK [Estonia]

Coach:

Mark Misch [personal], from 2015

Start:

He first tried athletics at age four, and began training seriously at age 17. (tiidrek.ee, 07 Oct 2019)

Reason:

His mother encouraged him to take up the sport. (tiidrek.ee, 07 Oct 2019)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (sport.err.ee, 06 Oct 2019)

Philosophy:

"The marathon is a long distance and it needs a lot of patience and self-restraint." (sport.delfi.ee, 23 Feb 2020)

General Interest

General
TRACK TO MARATHON
He was a 1500m runner until 2015, when coach Mark Misch suggested he try the marathon. "When Mark first talked about switching to the marathon, I wasn't so sure that was a great idea. I trusted him and he turned out to be right. He is more than a coach who writes plans. He really cares. He will be the last coach of my career." (gazette.com, 13 Apr 2020)

Social Media

Athlete Blog: https://tiidrek.blogspot.com
https://www.facebook.com/tiidrek.nurme
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Tiidrek-Nurme-Estonian-Marathon-Runner-1809480252694765/
Athlete Website: http://www.tiidrek.ee
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnhbmSjzSBDQeQdQTv9ZmtA

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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