Laine Erik

Laine Erik
	Erik at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born	21 April 1942; Särevere, Reichskommissariat Ostland
Died	6 October 2024 (aged 82)
Alma mater	Estonian University of Life Sciences
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	800 m
Club	Kalev Tartu
Achievements and titles
Personal best	800 m – 2:03.6 (1967)
Medal record
Representing the Soviet Union
Summer Universiade

Laine Erik (later Kallas; 21 April 1942 – 6 October 2024) was an Estonian agricultural scientist and middle-distance runner.

Running

Erik specialised 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

Erik 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.

Death

Erik died on 6 October 2024, at the age of 82.^[4]

References

^ "Laine Erik". Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
^ "Laine Erik". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Erik, Laine" (in Estonian). ESBL. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
^ Suri Eesti kõigi aegade paremaid jooksjaid Laine Erik-Kallas (in Estonian)