Laine Kallas
![]() Laine Kallas (center) at the 1964 Olympics | ||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||
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Born |
21 April 1942 (age 74) Särevere Parish, Estonia | |||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||
Event(s) | 800 m | |||||||||
Club | Kalev Tartu | |||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 800 m – 2:03.6 (1967)[1] | |||||||||
Medal record
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Laine Kallas (née Erik on 21 April 1942) is an Estonian agricultural scientist and a retired middle-distance runner.
Running
Kallas 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
Kallas 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.
References
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- ↑ "Laine Erik". Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- ↑ "Laine Erik". Sports Reference. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- 1 2 "Erik, Laine" (in Estonian). ESBL. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by None (Title established) |
Estonian Sportswoman of the Year 1967–1968 |
Succeeded by Svetlana Tširkova |