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, 10,000 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. He died at St. Anthony's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1990.[3][4]
alfred, maasik, alfred, alexander, maasik, january, 1897, july, 1990, estonian, race, walker, long, distance, runner, personal, informationborn26, january, 1897tallinn, estoniadied6, july, 1990, aged, petersburg, florida, height165, weight66, sportsportathleti. Alfred Alexander Maasik 26 January 1897 6 July 1990 was an Estonian race walker and long distance runner Alfred MaasikPersonal informationBorn26 January 1897Tallinn EstoniaDied6 July 1990 aged 93 St Petersburg Florida U S Height165 cm 5 ft 5 in Weight66 kg 146 lb SportSportAthleticsEvent s Race walkingClubEstonian Athletic Club USAAchievements and titlesPersonal best s 50 kmW 6 19 00 1932 1 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 10 000 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 Kapp 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 He died at St Anthony s Hospital in St Petersburg Florida in 1990 3 4 References edit a b Alfred Maasik sports reference com Osvald Kapp sports reference com Maasik Alfred Eesti spordi biograafiline leksikon Alfred A Maasik The Tampa Tribune Tampa FL 10 July 1990 p 78 Retrieved 8 March 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp External links editAlfred Maasik at Olympedia nbsp Alfred Maasik at Olympics com Alfred Maasik at ESBL in Estonian nbsp This biographical article relating to Estonian athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alfred Maasik amp oldid 1156364416, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
