Arnold Vaide

Athletics career

Arnold Vaide was born and raised in Salla, Estonia. His brother Karl Vaide was an accomplished orienteer, skiing and shooting referee and trainer. While a student, he began training as a skier under instruction of Elmar Liiv. In 1944, following the second Soviet occupation of Estonia during World War II, Vaide fled to Sweden as a refugee while his brother Karl remained in Estonia and became an Estonian veteran orienteering champion. He also won the Swedish national titles in 1958 and 1960. He was in charge of the player's fitness, while Ludvigsson was in charge of the match tactics.