Aleksander Klumberg

Aleksander Klum mountain Kolmpere ( born April 17, 1899 in Tallinn, † February 10, 1958 ) was an Estonian athlete.

The first officially recognized world record in the decathlon was established on 16 and 17 September 1922 in Helsinki by the Estonians Klum mountain Kolmpere. The score of 7485.61 resulted from the following individual services: 12.3 s - 6.59 m - 12.92 m - 1,75 m - 55,0 s - 17,0 s - 39.64 m - 3.40 m - 62.20 m - 5:11,3 min His strongest single discipline within the decathlon was the javelin.

Aleksander Klum mountain Kolmpere took in 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games in part.

In the decathlon, 1924 in Colombes, near Paris, he was the winner Harold Osborn (USA) replaced by 7710.775 points as world record holder.

Klum mountain Kolmpere in 1920 and 1922, world annual Best in the decathlon in 1922 and 1923 in the javelin. His best performance in the decathlon was his world record, its best performance in the javelin stood at 63.32 from the year 1921. Outperformed 1935 This performance with 63.60. He weighed as a competitor 76 kg at a height of 1.74 m.

After his playing days Klum mountain Kolmpere was as coach of the Polish Olympic Team in 1928 and 1932 worked. 1932 won the coached by him Janusz Kusocinski gold in the 10,000 -meter run. After the occupation of Estonia by the Soviet Union Klum mountain Kolmpere was exiled to Siberia. In 1955, he returned after 10 years of forced labor with shattered health home to Estonia, where he died in 1958.

The history of the decathlon in Estonia was still being written by the Second Olympics of 1964 pure Aun, who competed for the Soviet Union, and by the Olympic champion from 2000 Erki Nool.