Maris Rõngelep (since 2017 Niit; born 17 March 1984) 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. She was born in present-day

Rae Parish Rae Parish () is a rural municipality in northern Estonia. It is a part of Harju County. The municipality has a population of 23,145 (as of 31 December 2022) and covers an area of 206.7 km². The population density is . Settlements Administ ...

Harju County Harju County ( or ''Harjumaa''), is one of the fifteen counties of Estonia. It is situated in northern Estonia, on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Järva County to the southeast, Rapla Count ...

. 2000-2003 she studied at

Audentes Sports Gymnasium Audentes Sports Gymnasium () is a sports school in Tallinn, and with the branch in Otepää, Estonia. School's history goes back to 1 September 1967 when Tallinn Sports Boarding School () was established in Tallinn. In 1990, the school was re-org ...

. She began athletics training in 1997, coached by Ando Algre. She focused on hammer throw. She has competed at the

European Athletics Championships The European Athletics Championships is a biennial (from 2010) athletics event organised by the European Athletic Association and is recognised as the elite continental outdoor athletics championships for Europe. Editions First held, for me ...

. She is multiple-times Estonian champion in hammer throw. 2003–2012 she was a member of Estonian national athletics team.

References

Living people 1984 births Estonian female hammer throwers People from Rae Parish Sportspeople from Harju County {{Estonia-athletics-bio-stub