Elmar_Rähn

Elmar Rähn

Elmar Rähn

Estonian decathlete

Elmar Rähn (3 December 1904 – 3 January 1966) was an Estonian athlete.[1] He competed in the men's decathlon at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[2] In 1944, during World War II, Rähn fled to Germany and then emigrated to Australia in 1947 where he worked as a sports instructor.[3]

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Despite his healthy occupation, he died in 1966 aged only 61, of an intracerebral haemorrhage.

References

  1. [1]
    "Elmar Rähn". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  2. [2]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elmar Rähn Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  3. [3]
    EBSL Rähn, Elmar. Retrieved 1 March 2018. (in Estonian)
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