Alfred Maasik, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Estonian athletics competitor (1897-1990)
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Place of Birth: Tallinn, Estonia
About Alfred Maasik
- Alfred Alexander Maasik (26 January 1897 – 6 July 1990) 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, with Maasik placing tenth in the 50 km walk.
- After 1934 he permanently stayed in the United States, and died in 1990 in Pinellas County, Florida.
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