Karl Erik Nazarov (born Laanet, 17 March 1999) is an Estonian sprinter. Focusing on 400 metres hurdles initially, he switched to sprints in 2021. His biggest success to date is the fourth place in the 60 metres at the 2022 World Indoor Championships.

His uncle is Andrei Nazarov, a former decathlete.

International competitions Representing 2018World U20 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland29th (h)400 m hurdles52.802019European U23 ChampionshipsGävle, Sweden16th (h)400 m hurdles52.142021European Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland7th60 m6.67Baltic States ChampionshipsOgre, Latvia1st100 m10.471st4 × 100 m relay39.922022World Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia4th60 m6.58European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany13th (h)100 m10.392023European Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey11th (sf)60 m6.632024European ChampionshipsRome, Italy19th (h)100 m10.492025European Indoor ChampionshipsApeldoorn, Netherlands16th (sf)60 m6.65

Personal bests Outdoor 100 metres – 10.18 (+1.4 m/s, Jõhvi 2023) 200 metres – 20.94 (-1.0 m/s, Chorzów 2023) 400 metres hurdles – 51.32 (Jyväskylä 2020) Indoor 60 metres – 6.55 (Belgrade 2022) NR 200 metres – 21.63 (Tallinn 2020)

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