Eduard Hermann (racewalker)

Eduard Hermann
Personal information
Born 28 July 1887
Sootaga, Tartumaa, Estonia
Died 8 February 1960 (aged 72)
Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Race walking
Club Tervis Tartu
Sport Tallinn
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 3 kmW – 14:49.8 (1920)
10 kmW – 53:43.0 (1913)

Eduard Hermann (28 July 1887 – 8 February 1960) was an Estonian race walker. He competed in the 3 km and 10 km events at the 1912 and 1920 Olympics, for Russia in 1912 and for Estonia in 1920, but failed to reach the finals.[1]

Hermann took up athletics in 1911. In 1926 he immigrated to Australia, where he worked as a farmer and died in 1960.[2]

References

  1. Eduard Hermann. sports-reference.com
  2. Hermann, Eduard. Eesti spordi biograafiline leksikon
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