Johannes Erm

Johannes Erm (born March 26, 1998) is an Estonian decathlete and the reigning European champion.

He is the 2019 NCAA champion in decathlon.

Career
Johannes Erm was born March 26, 1998, in Tartu. He started school in Tallinn Secondary School of Science. In his youth he played football in the Estonian club FC Flora. In 2011, he transitioned into track and field and started training with his trainer at the time Holger Peel. In 2017 he finished high school and went to study mechanical engineering in University of Georgia. Where he was coached by Petros Kyprianou. In 2021 his coach changed to James Thomas. In 2023, after finishing his studies and returning to Estonia, his coach changed back to Holger Peel.

He was 11th at the 2020 Olympics with 8213 points.

He was selected to compete in the heptathlon at the 2024 World Athletics Championships in Glasgow in March 2024, and finished in third place overall.

Competing in the decathlon he was a gold medalist at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in June 2024, with a personal best tally of 8764 points.