Madis Lepajõe (1 May 1955

Pushkin Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin () was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era.Basker, Michael. Pushkin and Romanticism. In Ferber, Michael, ed., ''A Companion to European Romanticism''. Oxford: Blackwell, 2005. He is conside ...

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– 21 May 2020

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) was an

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n cyclist, sport personnel and politician. His younger sister was classical philologist, translator and religious historian

Marju Lepajõe Marju Lepajõe (28 October 1962 - 4 July 2019) was an Estonian classical philologist, translator and religious historian. Early life and education Lepajõe was born on 28 October 1962 to the scientists Jaan Lepajõe ( et) (an expert in cere ...

. From 1998 to 2004 he was the general secretary of

Worldloppet The Worldloppet Ski Federation is an international federation of long distance cross-country skiing events whose aim is to promote cross-country skiing through ski races. The federation was founded on 10 June 1978 in Uppsala, Sweden. Locations M ...

. From 2009 to 2017 he was vice-president of European Cycling Union (UEC). From 2006 to 2012 he was vice-president of Estonian Cycling Federation. He was one of the founders of the club Klubi Tartu Maraton in 1991. From 2017 to 2020 he was vice-mayor of Tartu. Awards: * 2003: state sport prize

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1955 births 2020 deaths People from Pushkin, Saint Petersburg Estonian Centre Party politicians Estonian male cyclists Estonian people in sports Miina Härma Gymnasium alumni Estonian University of Life Sciences alumni {{Estonia-sport-bio-stub