Laine Erik (married name Kallas; born 21 April 1942) is an Estonian agricultural scientist and a retired middle-distance runner.

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Laine Erik

Laine Erik at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born	21 April 1942 (1942-04-21) (age 82) Särevere village, Estonia
Alma mater	Estonian University of Life Sciences
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	800 m
Club	Kalev Tartu
Achievements and titles
Personal best	800 m – 2:03.6 (1967)[1]
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union Summer Universiade 1965 Budapest 800 metres

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Erik specialized in the 800 metres. In this event she finished sixth at the 1964 Olympics, while at the 1968 Games she was eliminated in semifinals.^[2] She won the Soviet titles in 1964, 1967 and 1968. In 1965 she won a gold medal at the Summer Universiade, and in 1964 she was part of the Soviet 3×800 m team that set a world record.^[3]

She graduated from the Zootechnics Faculty of Estonian Agricultural Academy in 1969 and in 1984 defended a PhD in agricultural sciences. Between 1969 and 1996 she worked as a researcher at the Institute of Animal Science of Estonian Agricultural University,^[3] and after that as a company manager.