Harald Tammer (9 January 1899 – 6 June 1942) was an
Estonia
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n
journalist
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,
athlete
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Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...
and
weightlifter
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. As a heavyweight weightlifter he won a world title in 1922 and a bronze medal at the 1924 Olympics.
[ As an athlete he competed in the ]shot put
The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...
at the 1920
Events January
* January 1
** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20.
** Kauniainen, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own ma ...
and 1924
Events
January
* January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after.
* January 20– 30 – Kuomintang in China hol ...
Olympics and came sixth and twelfth, respectively. He served as the Olympic flag bearer for Estonia in 1920,[ and as a representative of the Estonian Olympic team in 1928 and 1936.][
]
Career
In 1915 Tammer graduated from Tallinn Commerce School and joined the Sports Association Kalev. Next year he placed within the podium at the Russian championships in shot put, discus throw and hammer throw. Soon after that he volunteered to fight in World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
and Estonian War of Independence
The Estonian War of Independence ( et, Vabadussõda, literally "Freedom War"), also known as the Estonian Liberation War, was a defensive campaign of the Estonian Army and its allies, most notably the United Kingdom, against the Bolshevik westwa ...
as member of the Estonian Defence League
The Estonian Defence League ( et, Eesti Kaitseliit) is the name of the unified paramilitary armed forces of the Republic of Estonia. The Defence League is a paramilitary
A paramilitary is an organization whose structure, tactics, training, ...
s in Tallinn. After demobilization, from 1921 to 1928 he edited the Estonian sports newspaper '' Eesti Spordileht'', and in 1923–33 was a journalist and in 1933–1940 editor-in-chief
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The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
of ''Eesti Päevaleht
''Eesti Päevaleht'' ''("Estonia Daily")'' is a major daily Estonian newspaper, from the same publishers as the weekly '' Eesti Ekspress''. It has a daily circulation of around 36,000.
History and profile
''Eesti Päevaleht'' was founded on 5 Ju ...
''. In 1928–40 he was a board member of Estonian Journalists Union, and in 1934–35 headed the Baltic Journalists Union. Tammer studied
law and diplomacy at the École Libre des Sciences Politiques
, motto_lang = fr
, mottoeng = Roots of the Future
, type = Public research university''Grande école''
, established =
, founder = Émile Boutmy
, accreditation ...
in Paris
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in 1931–33. He was also a board member of the Estonian National Olympic Committee in 1933–40, and of the Estonian Parliament in 1937–40. In 1940 he briefly worked as editor of the magazine ''Revue Baltique''. Next year he was accused of spying for the Estonian Defence Forces
The Estonian Defence Forces ( et, Eesti Kaitsevägi) are the unified military forces of the Republic of Estonia. The Estonian Defence Forces consist of the Estonian Land Forces, the Estonian Navy, the Estonian Air Force, and the paramilitary Esto ...
and deported to Russia. He died in 1942 in a Gulag
The Gulag, an acronym for , , "chief administration of the camps". The original name given to the system of camps controlled by the GPU was the Main Administration of Corrective Labor Camps (, )., name=, group= was the government agency in ...
prison camp near Sukhobezvodnoye station in Semyonovsky District
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of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
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.
Awards
* 21 February 1940 Order of the Estonian Red Cross
The Order of the Estonian Red Cross ( et, Eesti Punase Risti teenetemärk; french: Ordre de la Croix-Rouge Estonienne) was instituted in 1920 by the Estonian Red Cross Society. The Order of the Estonian Red Cross is bestowed in order to give rec ...
II class ( et: ''Eesti Punase Risti Teenetemärk II klass'')
* 18 June 1936 Order of the Estonian Red Cross
The Order of the Estonian Red Cross ( et, Eesti Punase Risti teenetemärk; french: Ordre de la Croix-Rouge Estonienne) was instituted in 1920 by the Estonian Red Cross Society. The Order of the Estonian Red Cross is bestowed in order to give rec ...
II class I ( et:''Eesti Punase Risti mälestusmärk II järgu I aste'')
*1924 Order of Lāčplēsis
The Order of Lāčplēsis (also Lāčplēsis Military Order, lv, Lāčplēša Kara ordenis), the first and the highest Latvian military award, was established in 1919 on the initiative of Jānis Balodis, the Commander of the Latvian Army during ...
nr.3/1816[Lāčplēša kaŗa ordeņa kavalieŗi: biogrāfija Tammer, Harald]
Lāčplēša kaŗa ordeņa
kavalieŗi
References
External links
Short biography – Members of Tallinn Rotary Club 1930–40
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1899 births
1942 deaths
Sportspeople from Tallinn
People from the Governorate of Estonia
Members of the Estonian National Assembly
Estonian journalists
20th-century Estonian lawyers
Estonian male weightlifters
Estonian male shot putters
Estonian male discus throwers
Estonian male hammer throwers
Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Weightlifters at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Estonia
Olympic weightlifters of Estonia
Olympic bronze medalists for Estonia
Olympic medalists in weightlifting
Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Estonian military personnel of the Estonian War of Independence
Estonian people who died in Soviet detention
People who died in the Gulag
World Weightlifting Championships medalists
20th-century journalists