Rein Valdmaa (born 19 November 1960) 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

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. In 1980 he graduated from

Estonian Sports Gymnasium Audentes Sports Gymnasium ( et, Audentese Spordigümnaasium) is a sports school in Tallinn, and with the branch in Otepää, Estonia. School's history goes back to 1 September 1967 when Tallinn Sports Boarding School () was established in Tallinn. ...

(TSIK). He started his athletics exercising in 1972 in Lähte High School, coached by Harry Meier. Later he specialised on long-distance running, coached by Manfred Tõnisson, Heiti Lumiste ja

Uno Källe Uno Källe (16 June 1931 – 20 July 2009) was an Estonian athletics competitor and coach. He was born in Karinu Rural Municipality, Järva County. In 1957 he graduated from Moscow Oblast Pedagogical Institute. In youth he was an active skier. La ...

. He is multiple-times Estonian champion. 1982–1995 he was a member of Estonian national athletics team. Personal best: * 1500 m: 3.48,6 (1983) * 3000 m: 8.09,52 (1983) * 5000 m: 13.48,56 (1983) * 10 000 m: 29.01,38 * marathon: 2:18.22 (1988)

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Living people 1960 births Estonian male long-distance runners People from Elva, Estonia Estonian male marathon runners {{Estonia-athletics-bio-stub