Jüri Lossmann
Jüri Lossmann at the 1920 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 4 February 1891 Kabala, Governorate of Livonia | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 May 1984 (aged 93) Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 10,000 m, marathon | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Kalev Tallinn | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 10,000 m – 34:05.0 (1924) Marathon – 2:32:49 (1920) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jüri Lossmann (4 February [O.S. 23 January] 1891 – 1 May 1984) was an Estonian long-distance runner. He finished second in the marathon at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, at 2:32:48.6, trailing Hannes Kolehmainen by 13 seconds, but beating the third-placed Valerio Arri by almost 4 minutes. At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris he was the flag bearer for Estonia and finished tenth in the marathon.