Kalev Ermits

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Kalev Ermits
2018-01-06 IBU Biathlon World Cup Oberhof 2018 - Pursuit Men 39.jpg
Ermits at IBU Biathlon World Cup Oberhof 2018
Personal information
Full nameKalev Ermits
Born (1992-09-19) 19 September 1992 (age 31)
Tartu, Estonia [1]
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
ClubElva Skiclub
World Cup debut4 January 2013
Olympic Games
Teams3 (2014), (2018), (2022)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams6 (2015), (2016), (2019), (2020), (2021)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons(2012/13–2021-22)
All victories0
All podiums0
Updated on 8 January 2022

Kalev Ermits (born 19 September 1992) is an Estonian former biathlete and cross-country skier.

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He competed for Estonia at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, [2] the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, and the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. [3]

He retired from Biathlon following the 2021-2022 season. After this he ran a half-marathon [4] and began racing in cross-country skiing and was second in the 15 km freestyle race at the Estonian National Championships. [5]

In May 2022 he married Estonian biathlete Regina Oja. [6]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Winter Olympics

0 medals

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relay
Flag of Russia.svg 2014 Sochi 70th-----
Flag of South Korea.svg 2018 Pyeongchang 32nd36th41st-13th-
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2022 Beijing 78th88th--15th-

World Championships

0 medals

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relaySingle Mixed relay
Flag of Finland.svg 2015 Kontiolahti 40th64th--15th19th-
Flag of Norway.svg 2016 Oslo -63rd--14th21st-
Flag of Austria.svg 2017 Hochfilzen -78th--21st--
Flag of Sweden.svg 2019 Östersund 38th67th--14th14th-
Flag of Italy.svg 2020 Antholz 86th80th--21st15th-
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2021 Pokljuka 93rd91st--21st19th-

European Championships

0 medals

EventIndividualSuper sprintSprintPursuitMixed relaySingle Mixed relay
Flag of Belarus.svg 2020 Raubichi -27th47th33rd6th-
Flag of Poland.svg 2021 Duszniki-Zdrój 44th-25th38th15th-
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

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References

  1. "Kalev ERMITS". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. "Kalev Ermits". sochi2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  3. "Kalev Ermits". Olympics.com. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  4. "April: Oja and Ermits Recovering, Relaxing, Moving On". International Biathlon Union - IBU. 2022-04-25. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  5. "ERMITS Kalev - Athlete Information". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  6. "Biathlon weddings". International Biathlon Union - IBU. 2022-06-08. Retrieved 2023-03-24.