Ergas Leps

Ergas Leps (born August 25, 1939 in Pärnu , Estonia ) is a former Canadian middle-distance runner who was used because of his sprint strength in the 4-by-400-meter relay .

At the Olympic Games in Rome in 1960, he reached the quarter-finals over 800 m and the semifinals in the 4 x 400 meter relay .

Four years later he reached the semi-finals over 1500 m at the Olympic Games in Rome in 1964 .

At the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston in 1966 , he finished seventh in the mile run and failed over 880 yards in the run.

In 1970 he was twelfth over 1500 m at the British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh and was eliminated over 800 m in the semifinals.

Twice he was Canadian champion over 800 m (1969, 1970) and six times over 1500 m or a mile (1963-1966, 1970, 1971). In 1964 he was also US indoor champion over a mile.

Personal bests

• 440 yards: 48.4 s, 1958 (corresponds to 48.3 s over 400 m )
• 880 yards: 1: 49.2 min, 1961 (corresponds to 1: 48.5 min over 800 m)
• 1500 m: 3: 43.9 min, 1970
• 1 mile: 4:01.08 min, August 13, 1966, Kingston

Web links

• Ergas Leps in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
• Ergas Leps in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )