Tiit Lääne (born 21 October 1958) 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 sportsman and sports journalist. He was born in

Jõgeva Jõgeva (german: Laisholm) is a small town in Estonia with a population of around 5000 people. It is the capital of Jõgeva Parish and Jõgeva County. History Jõgeva was first mentioned in 1599 as ''Jagiwa'' manor, being established only rec ...

. In 1986 he graduated from

Tallinn Pedagogical Institute Tallinn University (TLU; et, Tallinna Ülikool, ''TLÜ'') is a public research university in Estonia. Located in the centre of Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia, Tallinn University is one of the three largest institutions of higher education ...

in physical education. In youth he exercised many sport disciplines, including decathlon and bandy. He was also a member of Estonian national bandy team. His journalist career began in 1979. 1987-1992 he was special correspondent for newspaper ''

Maaleht http://ekspress.delfi.ee/news/paevauudised/ekspress-on-eesti-suurim-nadalaleht?id=69205373 ''Maaleht'' is the biggest weekly newspaper published in Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Nort ...

''. He has been an editor for several newspapers, including '' Eesti Spordileht'' and ''

Eesti Päevaleht ''Eesti Päevaleht'' ''("Estonia Daily")'' is a major daily Estonian newspaper, from the same publishers as the weekly ''Eesti Ekspress''. It has a daily circulation of around 36,000. History and profile ''Eesti Päevaleht'' was founded on 5 Jun ...

''. He has also been active in politics. 2021-2021 he was the elder of Jõgeva Rural Municipality.

Publications

* Tähetund (1990, one of the authors) * Jõgeva spordi biograafiline leksikon (1992, one of the authors) * Välis-Eesti spordielu 1940–1991 (2000) * Sport XX sajandil (2002, one of the authors) * Olümpiamängude ajalugu 1896–1916 (2004, one of the authors), * Eesti spordi taskuentsüklopeedia (2010)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Laane, Tiit Living people 1958 births Estonian sportspeople Estonian journalists Tallinn University alumni Sportspeople from Jõgeva