Lauri Lelumees (born 23 April 1978) 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 ...

race walker Race walking, or racewalking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Race judges carefully asses ...

. He was born in

Tallinn Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...

. In 2002 he graduated from

Tallinn Pedagogical University Tallinn University (TLU; , ''TLÜ'') is a public research university in Estonia. Located in the centre of Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia, Tallinn University is one of the three largest institutions of higher education in the country. Both Q ...

in managing specialty (). He started his athletics exercising in 1996, coached by Urmas Põldre. He was focused on race walking. He is 30-times Estonian champion. 2006-2017 he was a member of Estonian national athletics team. His personal best in 10 km race walking is 42.55,6 (2007).

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Living people 1978 births Estonian male race walkers Tallinn University alumni Athletes from Tallinn {{Estonia-athletics-bio-stub