Arnold Green (politician)

Arnold Green ( born August 30, 1920 in Riga, Latvia; † 4 November 2011) was one of the most important Estonian sports officials of the 20th century.

Early years

Arnold Green attended school in Rakvere, where he took his Abitur. Already in August 1940, shortly after the occupation of Estonia by the Soviet Union, was Arnold Green member of the Central Committee of the Estonian Communist Party ( ECP ).

Communist functionary

Arnold Green concluded in Moscow Higher Party School from in history. He then worked in Estonia during the communist newspaper Rahva Hääl ( " People's Voice "), whose editor in chief, he was in the period of Stalinism. 1953 Green was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, was from 1958 to 1962 and Minister of Education from 1962 to 1990 Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Estonian SSR.

Olympic Movement

At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Green was one of the Soviet delegation. Its main task was the Olympic sailing competition in Kiel- Schilksee. The same task fell to him at the Summer Olympic Games in Montreal in 1976 with the sailing competitions in Kingston at.

Arnold Green was. During the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow the main responsible for the implementation of the Olympic sailing events in Tallinn He was also responsible for the construction of important additional buildings in connection with the Olympic Games as the construction of the yacht and sailing center in the district of Pirita, the Tallinn airport, the television tower of Tallinn and the event center Linnahall. As one of the at most sports officials Estonia he attained great influence on politics, sports and society. On his initiative, the construction of numerous other sporting venues in Estonia goes back (including sports stadium of the University of Tartu, Kalev Stadium in Tallinn, sports center Kääriku at Otepaeae ).

Estonian Olympic Committee

Shortly before regaining of Estonian independence in 1989 Green in free choice as the first president of the re-established Estonian Olympic Committee (Estonian Eesti Olümpiakomitee ) was chosen. He held the office until 1997. In this capacity, he led the Estonian delegations at the Olympic Games in Albertville, Barcelona, Lillehammer and Atlanta. He was also president of the Central Association of the Estonian Sports ( Eesti SPORDI Keskliit ), the Estonian wrestler Association ( Eesti Maadlusliit ) and the Estonian Ski Association ( Eesti Suusaliit ).

Him the Olympic Order was presented in 2001 by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Green was from 2002, honorary president of the Estonian Olympic Committee.

Itemization

  • Sports official
  • Sport ( Estonia)
  • Estonian
  • Person (Riga)
  • Born in 1920
  • Died in 2011
  • Man
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