Eevald Äärma
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Evald Ärman |
| Born | 28 December 1911 Tartu, Estonia |
| Died | 13 October 2005 (aged 93) Baltimore, U.S. |
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Pole vault |
| Club | EASK Tartu |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 4.02 (1938)[1] |
Eevald Äärma (until 1936 Ärman; 28 December 1911 – 13 October 2005) was an Estonian pole vaulter. He competed at the 1934 European Championships and 1936 Summer Olympics[2][3][4] and placed 7th and 26th, respectively.
Early life and education
[edit]Äärma was born in Tartu, Estonia, the son of Aleksander Äärman (1875–1957) and Helene Marie Äärman (née Nerska; 1885–1978).[2][5] He graduated from Tartu High School.[2] He studied veterinary medicine at the University of Tartu (1937–1939)[2][3] and then at the University of Helsinki.
Athletics and later life
[edit]Äärma took up pole vaulting in 1927 and won the Estonian title in 1936 and 1937. He also played ice hockey with the University of Tartu Academic Sports Club.[2] He then worked as a veterinarian in Avinurme, where he married Nelli Kirre (1918–2002) in 1940.[2] In 1944, when the Soviet Army invaded Estonia, he and his family fled to Sweden.[2][3] He emigrated to the United States in 1954, initially to North Dakota, then to Aplington, Iowa, and finally to Baltimore in 1968,[2][6] where he worked as a veterinarian.[6][7] He continued to practice sports, and he won gold medals in javelin and shot put at the 1989 Senior Olympics.[2] Eevald Äärma died in Baltimore in 2005.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Evald Äärma. sports-reference.com
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Ise, Fred (25 October 2005). "In Memoriam Dr. Eevald Äärina 1911–2005". Vaba Eesti Sõna. No. 43. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ a b c "Estonian Once in Olympics to Aplington". The Courier. Waterloo, IA. 6 February 1961. p. 14. Retrieved 11 January 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Duncan, Scott (12 October 1989). "Senior Olympics: Competing to Stay Young". The Evening Sun. Baltimore, MD. p. D1, D13. Retrieved 11 January 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KWW-8FVH : 10 February 2023), Eevald Aarma.
- ^ a b "Aarma, DVM, Eevald". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, MD. 14 October 2005. p. B4. Retrieved 11 January 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Äärma, Evald. Eesti spordi biograafiline leksikon
- 1911 births
- 2005 deaths
- Athletes from Tartu
- People from the Governorate of Livonia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Estonia
- Estonian male pole vaulters
- Estonian emigrants to the United States
- University of Tartu alumni
- University of Helsinki alumni
- Estonian World War II refugees