Alfrēds Ruks Explained

Alfrēds Ruks
Nationality:Russian, Latvian
Sport:Middle-distance running
Event:1500 metres
Birth Date:10 November 1890

Alfrēds Ruks (10 November 1890  - 30 November 1941) was a Latvian middle-distance runner.[1] He competed in the men's 1500 metres at the 1912 Summer Olympics, representing the Russian Empire and the men's 10 kilometres walk at the 1924 Summer Olympics, representing Latvia.[2]

He was executed in a Soviet prison camp during World War II.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alfrēds Ruks . Olympedia . 18 April 2021.
  2. Alfrēds Ruks Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417215415/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ru/alfreds-ruks-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 23 October 2017.
  3. Web site: Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 . dead . 17 April 2020 . 24 July 2018 . Sports Reference.

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