Karel Tilga
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 February 1998 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Estonia |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Decathlon |
| College team | Georgia Bulldogs |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 8484 (2021) |
Karel Tilga (born 5 February 1998) is an Estonian athlete who competes in the decathlon.
From Tartu, and a student at the University of Georgia. In 2021 he won for Georgia Bulldogs (men) their fifth ever NCAA individual title (second in the heptathlon) by scoring a school record 6,264 to win the heptathlon at the NCAA Championships with the No. 2 all-time collegiate performance.[1] He scored a near 400 point-improvement on his decathlon lifetime best at the Specs Town Invitational in Athens, Georgia in April 2021 besting Garrett Scantling by just 8 points. Tilga's score reached the Olympic qualifying standard of 8350 points for the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[2] At the Olympics he received 0 in pole vault and eventually finished 20th.[3] He did not finish the 2022 European Championships after also receiving 0 in pole vault.
He is the 2021 NCAA champion in decathlon.[4]
Tilga finished 9th at the 2022 World Indoor Championships.
References
- ^ "Karel Tilga - 2020-21 - Track & Field". University of Georgia Athletics.
- ^ "European Athletics | European Athletics". european-athletics.com.
- ^ "Athletics – Men's Decathlon – Results" (PDF). IOC. 5 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2021.
- ^ Karel Tilga at World Athletics
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- Karel Tilga – University of Georgia profile at TFRRS (Track & Field Results Reporting System)
- Karel Tilga at Olympics.com
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