Einar_Ræder

Einar Ræder

Einar Ræder

Norwegian long jumper

Einar Ræder (2 February 1896 – 10 March 1976) was a Norwegian long jumper. He represented Kristiania IF in Oslo.[1]

Ræder around 1920

Ræder was born in Rindal in Møre og Romsdal county. At the 1920 Summer Olympics he finished eighth in the long jump final with a jump of 6.585 metres. He also competed in decathlon, but did not finish the competition.[2] He never became Norwegian champion in long jump,[3] but won the Norwegian championships in pentathlon in 1920 and 1923[4] and decathlon in 1922 and 1923.[5]

His personal best jump was 7.07 metres, achieved on 4 September 1920 in Trondheim.[6]

Ræder died in Levanger, Nord-Trøndelag county.

References

  1. [1]
    "Einar Ræder". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. [2]
    Norwegian Olympic athletes Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  3. [3]
    Norwegian championships in long jump Archived 2008-02-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  4. [4]
    Norwegian championships in pentathlon Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  5. [5]
    Norwegian championships in decathlon Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  6. [6]
    Norwegian all-time list long jump Archived February 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)


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