Alfred Maasik

Alfred Alexander Maasik (26 January 1897 – 6 July 1990) was an Estonian race walker and long-distance runner.

Alfred Maasik

Personal information
Born	26 January 1897 Tallinn, Estonia
Died	6 July 1990 (aged 93) St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Race walking
Club	Estonian Athletic Club, USA
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	50 kmW – 6:19:00 (1932)[1]

Maasik took up sports in 1912 and had his first major competitions ten years later. From 1926 to 1934 he lived between Estonia and United States, competing in cross-country, 10,000 m and marathon running events. In 1930 he finished second in the New York City Marathon with a time of 2:40:01. Shortly before the 1932 Summer Olympics he was approached by Estonian officials, who could not afford sending a team to Los Angeles and were looking for Estonians residing in the United States. Only Osvald Käpp and Maasik agreed to compete on a short notice,[2] with Maasik placing tenth in the 50 km walk.[1] After 1934 he permanently stayed in the United States. He died at St. Anthony's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1990.[3][4]