Johans Oja Explained

Johans Oja
Nationality:	Latvian
Sport:	Track and field
Event:	100m, 200m
Birth Date:	18 March 1904
Birth Place:	Riga, Latvia
Death Date:	^[1]
Death Place:	Chernivtsi, Soviet Union

Johans Oja (18 March 1904  - 25 May 1942) was a Latvian sprinter.^[2] He competed in the men's 100 metres and 200 metres events at the 1924 Summer Olympics.^[3] A police officer in Riga, he was executed by the Soviet Union in 1942.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2018 . Johans Oja . 1 July 2019 . Time Note.
2. Web site: Johans Oja . Olympedia . 15 September 2021.
3. Johans Oja . 20 October 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121112180004/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/oj/johans-oja-1.html . 12 November 2012 .