Eerik Idarand

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Eerik Idarand
Personal information
Full nameEerik Idarand
Born (1991-07-21) 21 July 1991 (age 30) [1]
Tallinn, Estonia
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Team information
Discipline Track
RoleRider
Professional teams
2010 Kalev Chocolate–Kuota [2]
2011 to 2012Kalev Vidal Track Team [3]

Eerik Idarand (born 21 July 1991) is an Estonian speed skater and former track cyclist. [4]

He was born in Tallinn. [4]

He started his sporting exercising in 2002, coached by his father Tiit Idarand. He is multiple-times Estonian champion in different skating disciplines. In 2006 he won Finnish Championships in short track speed skating. He has competed at European Track Championships. [4]

In 2009 he was named as Best Junior Sportman of Kalev. [4]

In 2010 Idarand won the National Sprint championship on the track. [5]

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References

  1. "Eerik IDARAND". UCI. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  2. "KALEV CHOCOLATE TEAM". UCI. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  3. "KALEV VIDAL TRACK TEAM". UCI. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Eerik_Idarand". esbl.ee. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  5. "Eerik Idarand tuli Eesti meistriks trekisprindis". Sport (in Estonian). 23 August 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2022.