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Einar Ræder

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

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.[1] He never became Norwegian champion in long jump,[2] but won the Norwegian championships in pentathlon in 1920 and 1923[3] and decathlon in 1922 and 1923.[4]

His personal best jump was 7.07 metres, achieved on 4 September 1920 in Trondheim.[5]

Ræder died in Levanger, Nord-Trøndelag county.

References

  1. ^ Norwegian Olympic athletes Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  2. ^ Norwegian championships in long jump Archived 2008-02-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  3. ^ Norwegian championships in pentathlon Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  4. ^ Norwegian championships in decathlon Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  5. ^ Norwegian all-time list long jump Archived February 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
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