Aivar Ojastu (born 21 September 1961) is an

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

n athletics competitor. He was born in

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. In 1999 he graduated from the

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's Institute of Physical Education. He began athletics training in 1969, coached by his mother, track and field athlete Linda Ojastu. Later his coach was Fred Kudu. His older sister is Paralympic track and field athlete Annely Ojastu. He won several medals at Soviet Union athletics championships. He is 24-time Estonian champion in different running disciplines. 1973–1993 he was a member of Estonian national athletics team, and 1990 a member of Soviet Union national athletics team.

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Living people 1961 births Estonian male sprinters Estonian male hurdlers Estonian male middle-distance runners Estonian decathletes University of Tartu alumni Athletes from Tartu {{Estonia-athletics-bio-stub