Ilmar Aluvee
Personal information
NationalityEstonian
Born(1969-11-25)25 November 1969
Tallinn, Estonia
Died17 January 2013(2013-01-17) (aged 43)
Aegviidu, Estonia
Sport
SportBiathlon, Ski jumping, Nordic combined

Ilmar Aluvee (25 November 1969 – 17 January 2013) was an Estonian ski jumper, biathlete, and coach. He competed in the Nordic combined event at the 1994 Winter Olympics.[1]

Early life

Ilmar Aluvee was born in Tallinn to former biathlete Valev Aluvee and Raaja Aluvee (née Kaasik).[2] He graduated from secondary school in 1988 and was a 1997 graduate of Tallinn University of Technology. He began training with Uno Kajak in 1977 for Kalev Ski Club, and later with Tiit Tamm for Dünamo Ski Club.[3]

Career

In 1994, Aluvee placed 39th in Lillehammer at the 1994 Winter Olympics. In 1993, he placed 34th at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, 31st in 1995, in 1997 he placed 10th in individual competition and 11th in team competition. Between 1988 and 1998 at the Estonian Championships, he won one gold, two silver, and five bronze medals in the biathlon and two bronze medals in ski jumping, and two gold, two silver and two bronze in summer biathlon and one silver in ski jumping.[3][4]

Between 1997 and 2001, Aluvee was a trainer at Tallinn's Estonian Sports Gymnasium and from 2006 until 2007, at the Otepää branch of the Audentes Gymnasium. Aluvee was the head coach of the national Estonian Biathlon Team from 2002 until 2004. In 2005, he began working as a cell tower installer.[2]

Death

On 17 January 2013, Aluvee was killed in an accidental fall while working on a cell tower in Aegviidu in Harju County, aged 43. He was interred at Rahumäe Cemetery.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ilmar Aluvee Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  2. 1 2 Tammet, Mattias (21 January 2013). "Endine kahevõistleja Ilmar Aluvee kaotas tööõnnetuses elu". Õhtuleht (in Estonian). Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Aluvee, Ilmar". Eesti Spordi Biograafiline Leksikon (in Estonian). 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Õnnetus viis meie seast Ilmar Aluvee". Delfi Sport (in Estonian). 19 January 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  5. ↑ Gregor, Mariel; Pahv, Peep (19 January 2013). "Ränk õnnetus viis meie hulgast Ilmar Aluvee". Postimees (in Estonian). Retrieved 8 September 2019.
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