| Birth Date: | 6 August 1993 |
| Alma Mater: | University of Georgia[1] |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Decathlon |
| Universityteam: | Georgia Bulldogs |
| Coach: | Petros Kyprianou |
| Pb: | Decathlon: 8137 Heptathlon: 6051 |
| Updated: | 25 February 2020 |
Karl Robert Saluri (born August 6, 1993 in Kuimetsa, Rapla County) is a former Estonian decathlete.
In April 2016 Saluri earned a personal record score of 8108, enough to pass the qualifying mark for the 2016 Olympics of 8100.[2] This result beat his previous personal record by 637 points.[3] Additionally, this result made him the European leader up to that point of the year and earned him honors as the European Athlete of the Month for April, 2016.[4]
In May 2020 he announced his retirement from competitive sports.[5]
In December of 2021, Saluri became the coach of Estonian decathlete Karel Tilga and Chinese heptathlete Zheng Ninali.[6] [7] By April 2022, the athletes were no longer working with Saluri.
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | European Junior Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 8th | Decathlon (junior) | 7453 pts | |
| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 5th | Decathlon (junior) | 7583 pts | |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 23rd | Decathlon | 7223 pts | |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 13th | Decathlon | 8025 pts | |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | – | Decathlon | DNF | |
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | – | Heptathlon | DNF | |