Jēkabs Bukse (14 June 1879 – 12 May 1942) was a Latvian

cyclist Cycling, also known as bicycling or biking, is the activity of riding a bicycle or other types of pedal-driven human-powered vehicles such as balance bikes, unicycles, tricycles, and quadricycles. Cycling is practised around the world fo ...

. He competed in two events for the

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at the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he ...

. Bukse was arrested by

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authorities in 1941 and died in prison the following year.

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* 1879 births 1942 deaths People from Smiltene Municipality Sportspeople from Vidzeme People from Cēsis county Latvian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for the Russian Empire Cyclists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Latvian people who died in Soviet detention {{Latvia-cycling-bio-stub