Harald Tammer
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Born | 9 January 1899 | |||||||||||||||
Died | 6 June 1942 | |||||||||||||||
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Harald Tammer (9 January 1899 – 6 June 1942) was a journalist, athlete and weightlifting World Champion and Olympic bronze medalist from Tallinn, Estonia.
Career
Journalist, athlete and weightlifter born in Tallinn. 1915 graduated from Tallinn Commerce School and joined with Sports Association Kalev. At age 17, he won three Russian Athletics Championships medals in shot put, discus throw and hammer throw. Took part in World War I as volunteer and in the War of Independence as member of the Estonian Defence Leagues Kalevi Malev Brigade in Tallinn. 1933 graduated from École Libre des Sciences Politiques in Paris, (Branch of Diplomacy) and was a lawyer by profession. 1921–28 editor of Eesti Spordileht (Estonian Sports Newspaper), 1923–33 journalist and 1933–1940 Editor-in-Chief of Eesti Päevaleht (Estonian Daily Newspaper). 1940 edited the magazine Revue Baltique. Was an Estonian team flag bearer and achieved 6th place at 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, at shot put competition. 1922 World Champion in heavyweight weightlifting in Estonia Theatre, Tallinn. 1924 bronze medal from Paris Olympic Games with a clean and jerk Olympic record 140 kg and 12th place in shot put. He was also 1928 Estonian Olympic team and 1936 Estonian Olympic team representative. Former President of Rotary Club Tallinn and member of the privat 100 Men's Club named Centum Club (et: Centumi klubi, also known Sajamehe klubi) led by President of Estonia Konstantin Päts. February 7, 1941 was taken prisoner by the Russians, accused spying for the command of the Estonian Defence Forces and deported to Siberia for 10 years, never to return. Died next year in Stalins Gulag prison camp, named UnžLag – Unzenski Camp (ru:Унженский ИТЛ) near Sukhobezvodnoye station (ru:Сухобезводное), Semyonovsky District, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russian SFSR.
Awards
- 21.02.1940 Order of the Estonian Red Cross II class (et: Eesti Punase Risti Teenetemärk II klass)
- 18.06.1936 Order of the Estonian Red Cross II class I (et:Eesti Punase Risti mälestusmärk II järgu I aste)
- 1924 Order of Lāčplēsis nr.3/1816[1]
Sport achievements
Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Event |
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1920 | Olympic Games | Antwerp, Belgium | 6th | Athletics / Shot put |
1922 | World Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 1st | Weightlifting / +82.5kg |
1924 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 3rd | Weightlifting / +82.5kg |
1924 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 12th | Athletics / Shot put |
Personal records
- 14.47,5m – Shot put
- 41.06m – Discus throw
References
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- 1899 births
- 1942 deaths
- Sportspeople from Tallinn
- Estonian journalists
- Estonian lawyers
- Estonian weightlifters
- Estonian shot putters
- Estonian discus throwers
- Estonian hammer throwers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Weightlifters at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Weightlifters at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Estonia
- Olympic weightlifters of Estonia
- Olympic bronze medalists for Estonia
- Estonian people who died in prison custody
- Prisoners who died in Soviet detention
- Olympic medalists in weightlifting
- People who died in the Gulag
- Male weightlifters