Margus Pirksaar (born 25 October 1974) is 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. He was born in

Karksi-Nuia Karksi-Nuia (before 1987 ''Nuia'') is a town in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County, southern Estonia close to the Latvian border. The nearest villages are Univere to the west, Polli and Karksi to the north, and Kõvaküla to the south. History Kark ...

. In 2000 he graduated from vocational university Veritas in social sciences. Firsty he exercised in skiing and orienteering. Later he exercised in athletics, coached by Uno Källe,

Enn Sellik Enn Sellik (born 10 December 1954 in Iisaku Parish) is an Estonian former long-distance runner who competed, representing Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic ...

ja Harry Lemberg. He finished 28th at 2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's marathon. He is multiple-times Estonian champion in different running disciplines. Personal best: * 1500 m – 3.53,99 * 3000 m – 8.21,01 * 5000 m – 14.23,63 * 10 000 m – 30.35,53 * half marathon – 1:05.22 * marathon – 2:18.29

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