Tarvi Thomberg (born 10 May 1982) is a retired amateur Estonian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's light heavyweight category.[1] Thomberg represented his nation Estonia at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and has also held three Estonian and Nordic championship titles in the light heavyweight division. Before retiring from the sport in 2008, Thomberg trained as a member of the wrestling team for MK Juhan Märjamaa under his personal coach Henn Põlluste.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tarvi Thomberg |
| Nationality |  Estonia |
| Born | 10 May 1982 Vana-Vigala, Rapla County, Estonia |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Wrestling |
| Style | Greco-Roman |
| Club | MK Juhan Märjamaa |
| Coach | Henn Põlluste |
Thomberg was born in Vana-Vigala, and qualified for the men's 84 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece by receiving a berth from the 2003 World Wrestling Championships in Créteil, France.[2][3] Delivering a mediocre, yet a disappointing performance in the preliminary pool, Thomberg lost all of his matches against Ukraine's Oleksandr Daragan, Bulgaria's Vladislav Metodiev, and Turkey's Hamza Yerlikaya, who was seeking to defend his Olympic title from Sydney four years earlier, without receiving a single point.[4]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tarvi Thomberg". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ Abbott, Gary (25 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 84 kg/185 lbs. in men's Greco-Roman". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ Vaher, Anders (4 October 2003). "Tarvi Thomberg kaotas, aga pääses olümpiale" [Tarvi Thomberg lost, but qualifies for the Olympics] (in Estonian). Õhtuleht. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "Wrestling: Men's Greco-Roman 84kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
External links
edit- Profile – International Wrestling Database
- ESBL Profile (in Estonian)
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