Alfred Maasik

Alfred Maasik
Personal information
Born 26 January 1897
Tallinn, Estonia
Died 6 July 1990 (aged 93)
Pinellas County, Florida, U.S.
Height 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Race walking
Club Estonian Athletic Club, USA
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 50 kmW – 6:19:00 (1932)[1]

Alfred Alexander Maasik (26 January 1897 – 24 April 1972) was an Estonian race walker and long-distance runner.

Maasik took up sports in 1912 and had his first major competitions ten years later. From 1926 to 1934 he lived between Estonia and United States, competing in cross-country, 10000 m and marathon running events. In 1930 he finished second in the New York City Marathon with a time of 2:40:01. Shortly before the 1932 Summer Olympics he was approached by Estonian officials, who could not afford sending a team to Los Angeles and were looking for Estonians residing in the United States. Only Osvald Käpp and Maasik agreed to compete on a short notice,[2] with Maasik placing tenth in the 50 km walk.[1] After 1934 he permanently stayed in the United States, and died in 1990 in Pinellas County, Florida.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Alfred Maasik. sports-reference.com
  2. Osvald Käpp . sports-reference.com
  3. Maasik, Alfred. Eesti spordi biograafiline leksikon
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