Ademar Jürlau (28 March 1907 – 20 June 1995) was an

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

n athletics competitor. He was born in

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. He competed at

1934 European Athletics Championships The 1st European Athletics Championships were held in Turin, Italy, at the Stadio Olimpico di Torino, Stadio Benito Mussolini between 7 and 9 September 1934. A contemporaneous report on the event was given in the ''Glasgow Herald''. There were no ...

in 1500 m (placed 8th) and 800 m (didn't advance to quarter-final). He is multiple-times Estonian champion in different running disciplines. He represented Estonian national athletics team for 13 times. During WW II he was mobilized into

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References

1907 births 1995 deaths Athletes from Tartu People from Kreis Dorpat Estonian male middle-distance runners 8th Estonian Rifle Corps personnel {{Estonia-athletics-bio-stub