Leopold_Tõnson

Leopold Tõnson

Leopold Tõnson

Estonian military personnel and sport personnel

Leopold Tõnson (13 January 1878, in Paldiski (or 14 January 1874, in Haapsalu) – 5 January 1935, in Tallinn) was an Estonian military personnel and sport personnel.[1]

Leopold Tõnson

He was one of the first in Estonia who started to propagate athletics, rowing and bandy. In 1909 he managed the first athletics competition in Tallinn; he himself won this competition.[1]

During the Estonian War of Independence, he was the commander of Kalev Infantry Battalion.[1]

From 1911 to 1913, 1918 to 1919, 1922 and 1924 to 1928 he was the head of Estonian Sports Association Kalev.[1]

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References

  1. [1]
    "ESBL: Leopold_Tõnson". esbl.ee. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Teenetemärkide kavalerid: Leopold Tõnson". www.president.ee. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
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