Karl Robert Saluri

Karl Robert Saluri
Saluri at the 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Personal information
Born (1993-08-06) August 6, 1993 (age 31)
Alma materUniversity of Georgia[1]
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country Estonia
SportAthletics
EventDecathlon
University teamGeorgia Bulldogs
Coached byPetros Kyprianou
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Decathlon: 8137
Heptathlon: 6051
Updated on 25 February 2020

Karl Robert Saluri (born August 6, 1993 in Kuimetsa, Rapla County) is a former Estonian decathlete.

In April 2016 Saluri earned a personal record score of 8108, enough to pass the qualifying mark for the 2016 Olympics of 8100.[2] This result beat his previous personal record by 637 points.[3] Additionally, this result made him the European leader up to that point of the year and earned him honors as the European Athlete of the Month for April, 2016.[4]

In May 2020 he announced his retirement from competitive sports.[5]

In December of 2021, Saluri became the coach of Estonian decathlete Karel Tilga and Chinese heptathlete Zheng Ninali.[6][7] By April 2022, the athletes were no longer working with Saluri.

  1. ^ Track & Field Roster University of Georgia Athletics
  2. ^ "Karl Saluri clinches spot with Estonia in 2016 Summer Olympics | Sports". redandblack.com. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Suur üllatus! Saluri kogus 8108 punkti ja täitis olümpianormi!". Sport.delfi.ee. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Giorgi and Saluri voted Euro Athletes of the Month". European Athletics. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Olympian decathlete Karl Robert Saluri ends career". ERR. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Karel Tilga tegi suurte eesmärkide nimel kannapöörde: tuli USA-st tagasi Eestisse ja vahetas treenerit". Delfi Sport. 27 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Karel Tilga koostöö endise Eesti kümnevõistlejaga leidis lõpu". Delfi Sport.