Einar Ræder Explained

Einar Ræder (2 February 1896 – 10 March 1976) was a Norwegian long jumper. He represented Kristiania IF in Oslo.^[1]

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.^[2] He never became Norwegian champion in long jump,^[3] but won the Norwegian championships in pentathlon in 1920 and 1923^[4] and decathlon in 1922 and 1923.^[5]

His personal best jump was 7.07 metres, achieved on 4 September 1920 in Trondheim.^[6]

Ræder died in Levanger, Nord-Trøndelag county.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Einar Ræder . Olympedia . 20 July 2021.
2. http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/internasjonal/Olympiere.htm Norwegian Olympic athletes
3. http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/mlj.htm Norwegian championships in long jump
4. http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/mpen.htm Norwegian championships in pentathlon
5. http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/mdec.htm Norwegian championships in decathlon
6. http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/at/sen/MLJ.htm Norwegian all-time list long jump