Laine Erik Explained

Birth Place:Särevere village, Reichskommissariat Ostland
Height:1.68 m
Weight:64 kg
Sport:Athletics
Event:800 m
Club:Kalev Tartu
Pb:800 m – 2:03.6 (1967)[1]
Alma Mater:Estonian University of Life Sciences
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Laine Erik (married name Kallas; born 21 April 1942) is an Estonian agricultural scientist and a retired middle-distance runner.

Running

Erik specialized in the 800 metres. In this event she finished sixth at the 1964 Olympics, while at the 1968 Games she was eliminated in semifinals.[2] She won the Soviet titles in 1964, 1967 and 1968. In 1965 she won a gold medal at the Summer Universiade, and in 1964 she was part of the Soviet 3×800 m team that set a world record.[3]

Science

She graduated from the Zootechnics Faculty of Estonian Agricultural Academy in 1969 and in 1984 defended a PhD in agricultural sciences. Between 1969 and 1996 she worked as a researcher at the Institute of Animal Science of Estonian Agricultural University,[3] and after that as a company manager.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Laine Erik. Track and Field Statistics. 18 April 2013.
  2. Web site: Laine Erik. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418072425/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/er/laine-erik-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Sports Reference. 18 April 2013.
  3. Web site: Erik, Laine. ESBL. 18 April 2013. Estonian.