Tiidrek Nurme
Personal information
Full nameTiidrek Nurme
Born (1985-11-18) 18 November 1985
Kuressaare, Estonia
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight70 kg (154 lb)[1]
Sport
Country Estonia
SportAthletics
Event(s)1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m, marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal bestMarathon: 2:10:02

Tiidrek Nurme (born 18 November 1985)[1] is an Estonian long and middle-distance runner, the current national record holder of the 1500 metres and 3000 metres.

Nurme is one of only five men in the history of the Olympic Games to have qualified for and competed in the 1,500 metres (2008) and the marathon (2016) in separate Olympics during their career. The other four are Rod Dixon of New Zealand (1972, 1984), Luis Feiteira of Portugal (1996, 2012), Bayron Piedra of Ecuador (2008, 2016) and Jacques Boxberger of France (1968, 1984).

At the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics Nurme placed 27th among 50 runners (26th after a Moroccan got banned) in 1500m. In Beijing he set a national record with a time of 3:38.59, running at 1100m as a pacemaker.

At the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, Nurme was part of the Olympic record-setting size marathon field when 155 men from 80 countries competed in the race where he placed 63rd overall.

At the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics Nurme placed 27th among 106 runners (26th after a Moroccan got banned due to the doping violation). Tokyo 2020 marathon was the deepest field in OG history, all 106 men had to be faster than the time of 2:11:30 to qualify.

Major competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResult
Representing  Estonia
2005 World Cross Country Championships Saint-Étienne/Saint-Galmier, France 129th Short race (4.196 km) 13:47
2007 European U23 Championships Debrecen, Hungary 5th 5000 m 13:57.51
Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 10th 5000 m 14:23.50
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 26th (h) 1500 m 3:38.59 NR
2009 European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy 16th (h) 3000 m 8:08.81
World Championships Berlin, Germany 28th (h) 1500 m 3:43.73
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 16th (h) 5000 m 13:49.19
2011 Universiade Shenzhen, China 4th 5000 m 14:05.03
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 16th 5000 m 13:51.29
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia 8th 5000 m 14:08.02
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 10th 5000 m 14:13.89
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 63rd Marathon 2:20:01
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 40th Marathon 2:20:41
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 9th Marathon 2:15:16
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 26th Marathon 2:17:38
2021 Olympic Games Sapporo, Japan 27th Marathon 2:16:16
2022 European Championships Munich, Germany 11th Marathon 2:12:46
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 31st Marathon 2:15:42

Personal bests

Outdoor

Distance Mark Date Location Notes
800 m1:52.253 July 2006Rakvere
1500 m3:38.5915 August 2008BeijingNational record
Mile3:59.749 August 2011ViljandiNational record
2000 m5:06.0216 July 2008JoensuuNational record
3000 m7:48.2411 July 2014DublinNational record
5000 m13:31.8716 April 2010Walnut
10000 m28:37.855 June 2021Birmingham
Half marathon1:02:2017 October 2020GdyniaNational record
Marathon2:10:0223 February 2020Sevilla

Indoor

Distance Mark Date Location Notes
1500 m3:46.1019 February 2011Tallinn
2000 m5:18.5020 February 2008Tartu
3000 m7:55.3710 February 2010StockholmNational record
5000 m14:18.3801 September 2020Tartu

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nurme, Tiidrek" (in Estonian). ESBL.
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