Alfrēds Ruks (10 November 1890 – 30 November 1941) was a Latvian middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 1500 metres at the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...

, representing the

Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. ...

and the men's 10 kilometres walk at the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

, representing

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. He was executed in a Soviet prison camp during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

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* * 1890 births 1941 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics Latvian male middle-distance runners Latvian male racewalkers Olympic athletes for Latvia Place of birth missing Latvian people executed by the Soviet Union Civilians killed in World War II People who died in the Gulag Sportspeople from Sigulda Olympic athletes for the Russian Empire {{Latvia-athletics-bio-stub