Eduard Kõppo (also Kepp; 30 May 1894 – 6 November 1966) was an

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

n sports figure. He was born in

Paide Paide is a town in Estonia and the capital of Järva County, one of the 15 counties of Estonia. Etymology Paide's German name ''Weißenstein'' (originally ''Wittenstein'' or ''Wittensten'' in Low German) means "white stone". This name was de ...

. In 1918 he won Estonian Figure Skating Championships in men's singles. He won championships also in bandy, relay swimming and rowing. In 1940s he was acting chairman of

Estonian Sports Association Kalev Estonian Sports Association Kalev ( et, Eesti Spordiselts Kalev) is a sports association in Estonia, founded in 1901. History The association was founded in 1901 in Tallinn as the Kalev Amateur Cyclist Society (). In 1908, a tennis club wa ...

, and in 1944 its chairman. He participated on

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 wes ...

, belonging to military unit called Kalevlaste Maleva. Awards: * 1929:

Order of the Cross of the Eagle The Order of the Cross of the Eagle ( et, Kotkaristi teenetemärk; french: Ordre de la Croix de l'Aigle) was instituted in 1928 by the Estonian Defence League to commemorate the tenth anniversary of Estonian independence. It was adopted as a sta ...

, V class * 1938:

Order of the White Star The Order of the White Star ( et, Valgetähe teenetemärk; french: Ordre de l'Etoile Blanche) was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Balti ...

, V class

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Koppo, Eduard 1894 births 1966 deaths Estonian male single skaters Estonian bandy players Estonian male swimmers Estonian military personnel of the Estonian War of Independence Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 5th Class Recipients of the Military Order of the Cross of the Eagle, Class V Sportspeople from Paide