Arnolds Indriksons Explained

Arnolds Indriksons
Nationality:Latvian
Sport:Middle-distance running
Event:1500 metres
Birth Date:20 August 1893
Birth Place:Riga, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Butyrka prison, Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

Arnolds Indriksons (20 August 1893 – 27 June 1941) was a Latvian middle-distance runner.[2] He competed in the men's 1500 metres at the 1912 Summer Olympics, representing the Russian Empire.[3]

Personal life

Indriksons served as a captain in the Imperial Russian Army and was wounded once during the First World War and twice during the Russian Civil War.[4] During his service, he was awarded the third and fourth classes of the Order of St. Anna, the Order of St. Stanislaus, and the fourth class of the Order of St. George. In September 1940, after the occupation of Latvia by Soviet forces, Indrikson was arrested and held at Butyrka prison. He was executed by shooting on 27 June 1941.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arnolds Indriksons. Latvian Olympic Committee. 4 April 2019.
  2. Web site: Arnolds Indriksons . Olympedia . 18 April 2021.
  3. Arnolds Indriksons Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417215446/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/in/arnolds-indriksons-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 23 October 2017.
  4. Web site: Mana mīļā Līgatne . 11 January 2021 . news.lv.