Eduard Hermann (athlete)
Eduard Hermann ![]() |
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birthday | July 10, 1887 |
place of birth | Sootaga Municipality, Estonia |
date of death | February 8, 1960 |
Place of death | Chatswood, Australia |
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discipline | Go |
society | Tervis Tartu; SK Tallinna Sport |
Eduard Hermann (born July 10, 1887 in Sootaga parish, Dorpat district , Livonia Governorate (now Estonia ), † February 8, 1960 in Chatswood, New South Wales , Australia ) was an Estonian walker .
Eduard Hermann started walking in 1911. In a competition over 10,000 m in Riga , he came first to the finish and was then sent as a member of the Russian team to the Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912 . However , he did not finish over 10,000 m .
Eight years later in Antwerp , Hermann started for Estonia, which has been independent since 1918 . Both in the competition over 3000 m and over 10,000 m he was disqualified in the first round.
After the Olympic Games in Antwerp, Hermann became interested in boxing and joined the VS Sport boxing club in Tallinn . In 1926 he emigrated to Australia and worked there as a farmer.
Web links
- Eduard Hermann in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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SURNAME | Hermann, Eduard |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Estonian walker |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 10, 1887 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Sootaga, Dorpat County , Livonia Governorate (now Estonia ) |
DATE OF DEATH | February 8, 1960 |
Place of death | Chatswood, New South Wales , Australia |