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Arnold Viiding

1911 – 2006

Estonian athletics competitor

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Lived 1911 – 2006 (aged 95). Arnold Viiding was an Estonian and Australian athletics competitor and police officer.

Arnold Viiding (19 March 1911 in Valga, Estonia – 20 October 2006 in Sydney, Australia) was an Estonian shot putter and discus thrower. At the 1936 Summer Olympics, he achieved eighth place in the shot put event with 15.23 metres.

Biography Viiding graduated from the Tallinn Police School in 1932 and worked as a policeman. In 1936, he joined the academic corporation Fraternitas Estica. In 1940, he graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Tartu. After the Nazi occupation in 1941 during the Second World War, Viiding served as the chief of the police school of the Estonian Security Police.

In 1944, Viiding fled the Soviet occupation of Estonia and emigrated first to Germany and in 1949 to Australia. Along with other Estonians, he established a plastics factory, "Arnolds Plastics".

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Tallinn Police School, University of Tartu

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Arnold Viiding?

Estonian athletics competitor (1911–2006)

When was Arnold Viiding born?

Arnold Viiding was born on 19 March 1911 in Valga.

When did Arnold Viiding die?

Arnold Viiding died on 19 October 2006 in Sydney.

What was Arnold Viiding's occupation?

Arnold Viiding was an athletics competitor and police officer.

What nationality was Arnold Viiding?

Arnold Viiding was Estonian and Australian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Arnold Viiding

· Wikidata: Q696465

· DBpedia: Arnold Viiding

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