Linda Ojastu (until 1960, Linda Kepp; 29 February 1936 – 26 September 2006) was an

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

n athletics competitor. She was born in Tartu. In 1958 she graduated from the

University of Tartu The University of Tartu (UT; et, Tartu Ülikool; la, Universitas Tartuensis) is a university in the city of Tartu in Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is the only classical university in the country, and also its biggest ...

's Institute of Physical Education. She started her athletics exercising in 1950, coached by Vilma Jürisma. Since 1954 her coach was Fred Kudu. In 1958 she won gold medal at

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being a member of Soviet Union 4 x 100 m relay team. She was multiple-times Estonian champion. 1957–1979 she worked as a coach at the sport club Tartu Kalev's athletics school. She was married to track and field athlete Eino Ojastu. Their children are track and field athletes Annely Ojastu and

Aivar Ojastu Aivar Ojastu (born 21 September 1961) is an Estonian athletics competitor. He was born in Tartu. In 1999 he graduated from the University of Tartu The University of Tartu (UT; et, Tartu Ülikool; la, Universitas Tartuensis) is a university ...

. Records: * 100 m: 11,8 (1958; repeating of Estonian record) * long jump: 5.52 (1958)

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