Veljo Lamp (born 2 January 1968) 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. He was born in

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 97,759 (as of 2024). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the ...

. In 1992 he graduated from the

University of Tartu The University of Tartu (UT; ; ) is a public research university located in the city of Tartu, Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is also the largest and oldest university in the country.

's Institute of Physical Education. He began athletics training in 1982, coached by Hans Pukk. Later he entered to Tartu Kalev's athletics school and was coached by Arne Vals. He is multiple-times Estonian champion in different running disciplines. 1991–1996 he was a member of Estonian national athletics team. Personal best: * 800 m: 1.52,4 (1991) * 3000 m steeplechase: 8.54,4 (1991) * 1500 m: 3.47,9 (1992) * 5000 m: 14.23,88 (mõlemad 1992) Award: * 2019 ()

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Living people 1968 births Estonian male steeplechase runners Estonian male middle-distance runners Estonian male long-distance runners University of Tartu alumni Athletes from Tartu {{Estonia-athletics-bio-stub