Tiit Helmja

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Tiit Helmja
Personal information
Born (1945-07-19) 19 July 1945 (age 77)
Tahkuranna, Estonia
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
European Rowing Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1971 Copenhagen Eight
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1973 Moscow Coxless four

Tiit Helmja (born 19 July 1945) is an Estonian rower [1] who competed for Soviet Union at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City with the men's coxed pair where they qualified for the small final but did not start. [2] [1] At the 1971 European Rowing Championships in Copenhagen, he won bronze with the men's eight. [3] At the 1973 European Rowing Championships in Moscow, he won silver with the men's coxless four. [4]

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References

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  2. "Tiit Helma". International Rowing Federation . Retrieved 6 February 2018.
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  4. Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer o.Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 4 February 2018.