Margus Luik (born 11 January 1980) 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 (

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

Pärnu Pärnu () is the fourth-largest city in Estonia. Situated in southwest Estonia, Pärnu is located south of the Estonian capital, Tallinn, and west of Estonia's second-largest city, Tartu. The city sits off the coast of Pärnu Bay, an inlet of ...

. 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 physical education and recreation. He started his athletics exercising in 1990. 1991–2006 his coach was Endel Susi, and he focused on race walking. He is 25-times Estonian champion. 2001–2015 he was a member of Estonian national athletics team.

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Living people 1980 births Estonian male race walkers Tallinn University alumni Sportspeople from Pärnu 21st-century Estonian sportsmen {{Estonia-athletics-bio-stub