Date of birth: 21.06.1957

Employment: Institute of Exercise Biology and Physiotherapy, University of Tartu

Address: 5 Jakobi Street, 51014 Tartu, ESTONIA

Main research areas:

• Physiology and biochemistry of exercise

• Sport nutrition

• Physiology of heat acclimation and exercise in the heat

Completed wrestling research:

• Ööpik, V., Pääsuke, M., Sikkut, T., Timpmann, S., Medijainen, L., Ereline, J., Smirnova, T., Gapejeva, E. Effect of rapid weight loss on metabolism and isokinetic performance capacity. A case study of two well trained wrestlers. Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 1996, 36:127-131.

• Ööpik, V., Pääsuke, M., Timpmann, S., Medijainen, L., Ereline, J., Smirnova, T. Effect of creatine supplementation during rapid body mass reduction on metabolism and isokinetic muscle performance capacity. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 1998, 78:83-92.

• Roots, E., Timpmann, S., Ööpik, V. Weight Cycling and blood lipid profile in combat sports athletes. Biology of Sport, 2000, 17:267-276.

• Timpmann, S., Ööpik, V. Body weight reduction and performance in combat sports athletes. Acta Academiae Olympiquae Estoniae, 2001,1:107-121.

• Ööpik, V., Pääsuke, M., Timpmann, S., Medijainen, L., Ereline, J., Gapejeva, J. effects of creatine supplementation during recovery from rapid body mass reduction on metabolism and muscle performance capacity in well-trained wrestlers. Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 2002, 42:330-339.

• Timpmann, S., Ööpik, V. Der Einfluss der Körpergewichtsreduzierung auf die Leistung im Kampfsport. Leistungssport, 2002, 32: 29 – 32.

• Timpmann, S., Ööpik, V., Pääsuke, M., Medijainen, L., Ereline, J. Acute effects of self-selected regimen of rapid body mass loss in combat sports athletes. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 2008, 7:210-217.

• Ööpik, V., Timpmann, S. Weight loss and physical performance in combat sports athletes: impact of nutritional factors. Sport Science, 2009, 1:33-39.

• Timpmann, S., Burk, A., Medijainen, L., Tamm, M., Kreegipuu, K., Vähi, M., Unt, E., Ööpik, V. Dietary sodium citrate supplementation enhances rehydration and recovery from rapid body mass loss in trained wrestlers. Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism, 2012, 37:1028-1037.

• Ööpik, V., Timpmann, S., Burk, A., Hannus, I. Hydration status of Greco-Roman wrestlers in an authentic precompetition situation. Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism, 2013, 38:621-625.

• Aedma, M., Timpmann, S., Ööpik, V. Effects of caffeine on upper body anaerobic performance in wrestlers in simulated competition day conditions. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 2013, in press