Tiit Lääne Explained

Tiit Lääne (born 21 October 1958) is an Estonian sportsman and sports journalist.^[1]

He was born in Jõgeva. In 1986 he graduated from Tallinn Pedagogical Institute in physical education. In youth he exercised many sport disciplines, including decathlon and bandy. He was also a member of Estonian national bandy team.

His journalist career began in 1979. 1987-1992 he was special correspondent for newspaper Maaleht. He has been an editor for several newspapers, including Eesti Spordileht and Eesti Päevaleht.

He has also been active in politics. 2021-2021 he was the elder of Jõgeva Rural Municipality.

Publications

• Tähetund (1990, one of the authors)
• Jõgeva spordi biograafiline leksikon (1992, one of the authors)
• Välis-Eesti spordielu 1940–1991 (2000)
• Sport XX sajandil (2002, one of the authors)
• Olümpiamängude ajalugu 1896–1916 (2004, one of the authors),
• Eesti spordi taskuentsüklopeedia (2010)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tiit Lääne . esbl.ee . 19 March 2022.