Mikhail Kaaleste

Mikhail Kaaleste (born Mihail Stoljarov; 20 August 1931 – 5 May 2018)[1] is an Estonian sprint canoeist who competed in 1950s. He won a silver medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.[2][3]

Mihhail Kaaleste
Personal information
NationalityEstonian
Born(1931-08-20)20 August 1931
Väike-Vertuskino, Saatse Vald, Petseri County, Estonia
Died5 May 2018(2018-05-05) (aged 86)
Sport
Sportcanoe sprint
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1956 MelbourneK-2 1000 m
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1958 PragueK-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place1958 PragueK-4 1000 m

Kaaleste changed his last name in 1940 from Stoljarov. Originally going into cross-country skiing, he was changed to sprint canoeing by his coaches at Dynamo Sports Club. After winning a silver medal in Melbourne, Kaaleste won two bronze medals at the 1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Prague (K-2 1000 m, K-4 1000 m). He also won several medals in the Soviet Union in cross-country skiing in the 1950s.[4]

In 1964, he became coach for the Dynamo Leningrad biathlon and cross-country skiing. Kaaleste's wife, Anna, finished ninth in the 10 km cross-country skiing event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.

References
  1. ESBL Kaaleste, Mihhail. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  2. Федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение высшего профессионального образования Национальный государственный Университет физической культуры, спорта и здоровья имени П. Ф. Лесгафта Archived 2014-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Динамо. Энциклопедия
  4. Postimees
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