Deniss Karpak (born 18 July 1986) is an Estonian sailor.[1]
 Karpak in 2013 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 July 1986 (age 38) Tallinn, Estonia |
| Height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
| Sailing career | |
| Class(es) | Optimist, Finn, Laser |
Karpak was born in Tallinn. He finished 24th at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Laser class. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he finished 11th in the Finn class and at the 2016 Summer Olympics he finished 20th.[2]
Biography
editHe was born to sailing athlete Igor Karpak and swimmer Marina Trofimova.
He began his high school education in Odesa, Ukraine. When his family moved back to Estonia, he continued his studies at Tallinna Läänemere Gümnaasium, graduating in 2004.
Karpak had his first sailing experience when he was six with an Optimist. He started to regularly engage in sailing when was 12 years old in 1998 with the sailing club "Baltsail". In 1999 Karpak moved to the sailing club Kalev Sailing School (KPSK). In 2003 he moved over to the Laser class. Since 2009 he has been sailing with the Finn class.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Deniss Karpak". London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Deniss Karpak". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ "Tippsportlaste poeg Deniss Karpak purjetab julgelt maailmaklassi" [Deniss Karpak, the son of top athletes, boldly sails world class]. Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian). 17 June 2007.
External links
edit- Deniss Karpak at World Sailing
- Deniss Karpak at Olympedia
- Deniss Karpak at Olympics.com
- Deniss Karpak at ESBL (in Estonian)
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