Johan Meimer

Johan Meimer
Personal information
NationalityEstonian
Born(1904-06-19)19 June 1904
Kehtna, Governorate of Estonia
Died10 December 1944(1944-12-10) (aged 40)
Piirsalu, Estonian SSR
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Javelin throw
Decathlon

Johan Meimer (19 June 1904 – 10 December 1944) was an Estonian athlete. He competed in the men's javelin throw and the men's decathlon at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1] He was a forest brother and killed during the World War II by Soviets.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Johan Meimer Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.


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