Karel Tammjärv

Karel Tammjärv (born 25 May 1989 in Tartu) is an Estonian cross-country skier who has competed since 2007. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 46th in the 30 km mixed pursuit and 67th in the 15 km events.[1] He also represented Estonia at the 2014 Winter Olympics and 2018 Winter Olympics.

Tammjärv at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Tammjärv's best World Cup finish was 10th in a 4 x 7.5 km relay at France in 2016 while his best individual finish was 13th in a 15 km event at Switzerland in 2017.

In February 2019, he was arrested for allegations of blood doping[2] and subsequently admitted to having doped since 2016.[3]

References
  1. "Karel Tammjärv Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. "Nordic skier caught 'mid-blood transfusion'". 2 March 2019 – via www.bbc.com.
  3. "Nordic Nation: Estonia's Karel Tammjärv". FasterSkier.com.


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