Mihkel Leppik (27 October 1932 – 7 July 2021) was 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 rowing coach. Leppik 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 1953 and 1954 he was six times Estonian champion in different rowing disciplines. From 1950 onwards, he worked as a rowing coach. His students included

Jüri Jaanson Jüri Jaanson (born 14 October 1965) is the most successful Estonian rower of all time and the winner of five medals at World Rowing Championships. Biography Jaanson was born in Tartu, and had to overcome a particularly challenging childhood ...

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and Tiit Helmja. Awards: * 1989 and 1990:

Estonian Coach of the Year The Estonian Coach of the Year is chosen annually each December, since 1988. The winner is voted by a group of sports journalists, public, and sports associations. Skiing coach Mati Alaver has won the award a record five times. List of award wi ...

* 2005:

Order of the Estonian Red Cross The Order of the Estonian Red Cross (; ) was instituted in 1920 by the Estonian Red Cross Society. The Order of the Estonian Red Cross is bestowed in order to give recognition for humanitarian services rendered in the interests of the Estonians, ...

, IV class.

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1932 births 2021 deaths Estonian sports coaches Estonian male rowers Sportspeople from Tallinn {{Estonia-rowing-bio-stub