Johannes Erm

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Johannes Erm
Johannes Erm (EST) 2019.jpg
Personal information
Born (1998-03-26) March 26, 1998 (age 27)
Tartu, Estonia [1]
Alma mater University of Georgia
Height197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Decathlon, Heptathlon
University team Georgia Bulldogs
Coached byPetros Kyprianou (2017–2021) James Thomas (2021–2023) [2] Holger Peel (2023–)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Decathlon: 8,764 (2024)
Heptathlon: 6,437 (2025)
Medal record
Men's decathlon
Representing Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Event1st2nd3rd
World Indoor Championships 011
European Championships 100
U20 European Championships 010
U20 World Championships 001
U23 European Championships 010
Total132
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Nanjing Heptathlon
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Glasgow Heptathlon
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Rome Decathlon
World U20 Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Bydgoszcz Decathlon
European U20 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Grosseto Decathlon
European U23 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Gävle Decathlon
Updated on 18 April 2025

Johannes Erm (born March 26, 1998) is an Estonian decathlete and the reigning European champion and a silver medalist at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in the heptathlon. He competed at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games. He won the 2019 NCAA championships in the decathlon.

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Career

Johannes Erm was born March 26, 1998, in Tartu. He started school in Tallinn Secondary School of Science. In his youth he played football in the Estonian club FC Flora. In 2011, he transitioned into track and field and started training with his trainer at the time Holger Peel. In 2017 he finished high school and went to study mechanical engineering in University of Georgia. Where he was coached by Petros Kyprianou. [3] In 2021 his coach changed to James Thomas. [2] In 2023, after finishing his studies and returning to Estonia, his coach changed back to Holger Peel.

He finished eleventh in the decathlon at the delayed 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, with a tally of 8213 points. [4]

He finished ninth at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, finishing with a tally of 8227 points in the decathlon. [5] He also placed ninth in the decathlon at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, with a personal best score of 8484 points. [6]

He was selected to compete in the heptathlon at the 2024 World Athletics Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, in March 2024, and finished in third place overall to win the bronze medal with a personal best 6340 points. [7]

Competing in the decathlon he was a gold medalist at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in June 2024, with a personal best tally of 8764 points. [8] Whilst competing at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, he finished in sixth place overall. [9]

In March 2025, he competed in the heptathlon at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, finishing in fourth place with 6380 points, coming close to a medal, finishing just eight points behind bronze medalist Till Steinforth of Germany. [10] He followed that by also competing in the heptathlon at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, later in the same month, and this time came away with a medal as he set an Estonian national record of 6437 points to win the silver medal behind Sander Skotheim of Norway, whilst Germany’s Till Steinforth claimed bronze with 6275. [11] He finished second at Décastar in July 2025. [12]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResult
Representing Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
2016 World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 3rdDecathlon U20 7879 pts
2017 European U20 Championships Grosseto 2ndDecathlon U208141 pts
2019 European U23 Championships Gävle 2ndDecathlon 8445 pts
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo 11thDecathlon 8213 pts
2022 World Championships Eugene 9thDecathlon 8227 pts
2023 World Championships Budapest 9thDecathlon 8484 pts
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow 3rd Heptathlon 6340 pts
European Championships Rome 1stDecathlon 8764 pts
Olympic Games Paris 6thDecathlon 8569 pts
2025 European Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 4thHeptathlon 6380 pts
World Athletics Indoor Championships Nanjing 2ndHeptathlon 6437 pts

Personal bests

Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

Outdoor

As of 21 June 2025
EventPerformanceLocationDatePoints
Decathlon — Rome 10–11 June 20248,764 points
100 metres 10.60 (+0.4 m/s) Rome 10 June 2024952 points
Long jump 7.98 m (26 ft 2 in) (+0.6 m/s) Eugene 6 June 20181,056 points
Shot put 15.38 m (50 ft 5+1⁄2 in) Budapest 26 August 2023813 points
High jump 2.08 m (6 ft 9+3⁄4 in) Paris 2 August 2024878 points
400 metres 46.81 Rome 10 June 2024968 points
110 metres hurdles 14.19 (+1.3 m/s) Athens, Georgia 5 April 2019950 points
Discus throw 49.39 m (162 ft 1⁄4 in) Tallinn 9 August 2020858 points
Pole vault 5.37 m (17 ft 7+1⁄4 in) Talence 15 September 20241,026 points
Javelin throw 62.71 m (205 ft 8+3⁄4 in) Rome 26 August 2023779 points
1500 metres 4:22.19 Budapest 11 June 2024797 points
Virtual Best Performance9,077 points

Indoor

As of 21 June 2025
EventPerformanceLocationDatePoints
Heptathlon — Nanjing 22–23 March 20256,437 points
60 metres 6.90 Glasgow 2 March 2024918 points
Long jump 7.77 m (25 ft 5+3⁄4 in) Nanjing 22 March 20251,002 points
Shot put 15.72 m (51 ft 6+3⁄4 in) Glasgow 2 March 2024834 points
High jump 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Apeldoorn 7 March 2025813 points
60 metres hurdles 7.91 Nanjing 23 March 20251,005 points
Pole vault 5.30 m (17 ft 4+1⁄2 in) Apeldoorn 8 March 20251,004 points
1000 metres 2:33.09 Apeldoorn 8 March 2025952 points
Virtual Best Performance6,528 points

References

  1. ↑ "Mehemürakas Johannes Erm ronib koduste konkurentide toel mitmevõistluse maailma tipu suunas" (in Estonian). Õhtuleht. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Johannes Elm Biography". esbl.ee. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "Johannes Erm: kuna mitmevõistluse tase on Eestis nii kõva, mõtlesin vahepeal EM-piletit püüda kaugushüppes" (in Estonian). Postimees. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Athletics – Men's Decathlon – Results" (PDF). IOC. 5 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Men's Decathlon Results: World Athletics Championships 2022". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "World Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 2024 men's heptathlon results". Watch Athletics. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "Historic golds for Austria and Estonia at Roma 2024". European-Athletics. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "Men's Decathlon es Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "Skotheim sets European heptathlon record in Apeldoorn". World Athletics. 8 March 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  11. ↑ "Skotheim claims heptathlon gold in Nanjing". World Athletics. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  12. ↑ "Owens-Delerme wins decathlon, Araujo retains heptathlon title in Talence". World Athletics. 6 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
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