Jaak Uudmäe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jaak Uudmäe

athletics competitor

Date of Birth: 03-Sep-1954

Place of Birth: Tallinn, Estonia

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Estonia

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Jaak Uudmäe (born September 3, 1954) is a retired Estonian triple jumper and long jumper who competed for the Soviet Union.
He was the gold medalist at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
He set a personal best of 17.35 m (56 ft 11 in) in his Olympic victory – a mark which remains the Estonian record.In 1979 and 1980 Uudmäe was acknowledged as Estonia's Sportsman of the Year.
In 1980 Uudmäe's coach Jaan Jürgenson was nominated as the USSR Coach of the Year and Jaak himself as USSR Master Sportsman of the Year.
He was the runner-up at the 1979 Soviet Spartakiad, behind Gennadiy Valyukevich. His sons Jaanus Uudmäe and Jaak Joonas Uudmäe are also both long/triple jumpers.