Aksel Kuuse (18 September 1913 – 27 April 1942) was an Estonian

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. He competed in the men's high jump at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

. He died in prison of war camp in the Soviet Union during

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1913 births 1942 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Estonian male high jumpers Olympic athletes of Estonia People from Märjamaa Parish Estonian people who died in Soviet detention {{Estonia-athletics-bio-stub