| Algo Kärp | |
|---|---|
 Algo Kärp in 2010 | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| Born | (1985-04-13) 13 April 1985 (age 39) Tarvastu, Estonia |
| Ski club | SC Viljandi |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons | 13 – (2006–2018) |
| Indiv. starts | 92 |
| Indiv. podiums | 0 |
| Team starts | 4 |
| Team podiums | 0 |
| Overall titles | 0 – (122nd in 2014) |
| Discipline titles | 0 |
Algo Kärp (born 13 April 1985 in Tarvastu) is a former Estonian cross-country skier who competed from 2004 to 2018. His best World Cup finish was 16th in a 50km event in 2014 Oslo, Norway. He represented Estonia at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics.
On 5 March 2019 Kärp confessed that, since 2016, he and Karel Tammjärv had used blood doping assisted by German sports doctor Mark Schmidt [Wikidata]. He admitted that he wasn't aware of the third Estonian in the doping scandal, Andreas Veerpalu, using blood doping.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
| Year | Age | 15 km individual |
30 km skiathlon |
50 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 24 | — | — | 41 | — | 14 | — |
| 2014 | 28 | 42 | — | — | — | 10 | — |
| 2018 | 32 | — | — | 17 | — | 12 | — |
World Championships
| Year | Age | 15 km individual |
30 km skiathlon |
50 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 23 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 25 | 23 | — | — | — | 10 | — |
| 2013 | 27 | — | — | 47 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 29 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 31 | 26 | — | — | — | 13 | — |
World Cup
Season standings
| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening |
Tour de Ski |
World Cup Final |
Ski Tour Canada | ||
| 2006 | 20 | NC | NC | NC | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 21 | NC | NC | NC | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 22 | NC | NC | NC | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 23 | 146 | 90 | NC | — | 41 | — | — |
| 2010 | 24 | 148 | 97 | NC | — | DNF | — | — |
| 2011 | 25 | 149 | 92 | NC | DNF | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 26 | NC | NC | NC | — | 54 | — | — |
| 2013 | 27 | NC | NC | NC | — | 57 | — | — |
| 2014 | 28 | 122 | 74 | NC | 59 | DNF | — | — |
| 2015 | 29 | NC | NC | NC | — | DNF | — | — |
| 2016 | 30 | NC | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 31 | NC | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 32 | NC | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
References
- ^ "KARP Algo". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- "Skier Algo Kärp next to admit to doping". ERR. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- "Dopingutarvitamist tunnistanud Kärp: vereülekanded toimusid olümpiakülast väljas" (in Estonian). Postimees. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
External links
- Algo Kaerp at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Algo Kärp at Olympedia (archive)
- Algo Kärp at Olympics.com
- Algo Kärp at ESBL (in Estonian)
- 1985 births
- Living people
- People from Viljandi Parish
- Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Estonian male cross-country skiers
- Estonian sportspeople in doping cases
- Tour de Ski skiers
- Olympic cross-country skiers for Estonia
- Doping cases in cross-country skiing
- 21st-century Estonian sportsmen