Väinö Bremer
Väinö or Wäinö Elias Bremer (born April 24, 1899 in Turku , † December 23, 1964 in Kerava , Uusimaa ) was a Finnish athlete and skier .
Bremer was at the Winter Olympics in 1924 as a soldier captain of the Finnish team at the military patrol race and won with August Eskelinen , Heikki Hirvonen and Martti Lappalainen the silver medal . In the same year he finished ninth in the modern pentathlon at the Summer Olympics .
He died when his Beechcraft Baron crashed on the approach to Helsinki-Vantaa Airport near Kerava.
Web links
- Väinö Bremer in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Bremer, Väinö |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bremer, Wäinö Elias; Bremer, Väinö Elias |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish athlete and skier |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 24, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Turku |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 23, 1964 |
| Place of death | Kerava |