2020-21 Track & Field Roster
Karel Tilga
- Height:
- 6-7
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Tartu, Estonia
- High School:
- Tartu Kristjan Jaak Petersoni Gumnaasium
2021 NCAA Outdoor Champion (Decathlon)
2021 Tokyo Olympics (Estonia - Decathlon)
2021: Outdoor – Despite sustaining an injury during the training for the Games, competed at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and finished 20th in the decathlon after scoring 7,018...Won the decathlon at the Spec Towns Invitational with a school record mark of 8,484, which finished as the No. 2 all-time collegiate performance as the No. 2 all-time collegiate performer…Captured the decathlon NCAA title after tallying 8,261 points…Competed in the open javelin and finished sixth (217 feet, 1 inch) at the SEC Championships while also finishing 17th in the discus with a toss of 157-8.
Indoor – Won the Georgia men only their fifth NCAA individual title (second in the heptathlon) by scoring a school record 6,264 to win the heptathlon at the NCAA Championships…Became No. 2 all-time collegiate performer with the No. 2 all-time collegiate performance…Had personal-best marks of 7.09 (60m), 8.24 (60m hurdles), 2:36.32 (1000m), 6-9 (high jump), 25-0 (long jump), 16-3.25 (pole vault), and 52-7.50 (shot put) at the NCAA meet…Won the Razorback Invitational hep long jump with an effort of 24-7.
2020: Indoor – Scored 6,019 points (No. 6 in UGA history, No. 2 on 2020 NCAA list, No. 8 on yearly world list) to take second in his first collegiate heptathlon at the Razorback Invitational…Launched the shot put 51 feet, ¼ inches for 10th in the open event at the Bob Pollock Invitational…Had an 8.51 in the 60-meter hurdles for 19th and did not reach a height in the pole vault at the SEC Championships.
2019: Outdoor - Opened his career by taking fifth at the Bulldog Decathlon with 6,871 points…Finished with runner-up honors in the decathlon at the SEC Championships thanks to 7,236 points scored...Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Spring 2019.
Indoor - Did not compete for the Bulldogs.
Personal: Born Feb. 5, 1998…Son of Karin Tilga and Kajar Tilga…Intended major in Economics.
