Enn Sellik (born 10 December 1954 in

Iisaku Parish Iisaku Parish was a rural municipality of Ida-Viru County in northern Estonia. It had a population of 1425 and an area of 258 km². Settlements ;Small borough: Iisaku ;Villages: Alliku - Imatu - Jõuga - Kasevälja - Kauksi - Koldam ...

) 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 former

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance ru ...

who competed, representing Soviet Union in the

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and in the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...

. He set his personal best in 10,000m run at the

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in Prague in 1978, which still stands for the Estonian national record. His best in 5,000 metres run (13:17.2), achieved in Podolsk in 1976, is also counted as the current Estonian record.

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* 1954 births Living people People from Alutaguse Parish Sportspeople from Ida-Viru County Estonian male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games gold medalists for the Soviet Union Medalists at the 1977 Summer Universiade Soviet male long-distance runners Soviet Athletics Championships winners {{Estonia-athletics-bio-stub