Valter Külvet

Valter Külvet

Personal information
Nationality	Estonian
Born	(1964-02-19)19 February 1964 Õisu, Estonia
Died	2 July 1998(1998-07-02) (aged 34) Mäksa, Estonia
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Decathlon

Valter Külvet (19 February 1964 – 2 July 1998) was an Estonian athlete. He competed in the men's decathlon at the 1988 Summer Olympics, representing the Soviet Union.[1] He died due to injuries received from a beating while being robbed.[2] He won a gold medal at the 1983 European Athletics Junior Championships and a silver medal at the 1985 Summer Universiade.

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Valter Külvet Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
2. "Endine sporditipp Valter Külvet tapeti" [Former athlete Valter Külvet killed] (in Estonian). EPL. 7 July 1998. Retrieved 9 July 2018.