Tamm, a double Olympic hammer throw bronze medallist, takes over the role from Neinar Seli, who was appointed to the role in August 2014.

The four-time Olympian, who also won silver at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, will be tasked with leading the EOC’s EU Commission, which operates out of Brussels.

Tamm is a former Estonian politician having been elected to the nation’s Parliament three times between 1999 and 2011.

He has extensive experience within the EOC as he chaired the Athletes Commission from 2001 to 2005, earning him a seat on the Executive Board.

Tamm also served as the vice-president of the EOK from 2001 to 2008 before he took up the position again earlier this year.

The 59-year-old is President of the Estonian Olympians Association and one of the founder members of the World Olympians Association.

“He will thus no doubt make an important contribution to the work of the important EU Commission,” the EOC said.

The EOC EU commission represents the organisation and other major sporting bodies to the EU.

"We have the opportunity to contribute to the important issues in sport," said Tamm.

"Certainly, we will get the work meant that the way to contribute to Estonia's EU presidency in the field of sport.

"It continues, and it certainly should be able to benefit from the output of both the Estonian Olympic Committee as a whole sport."