Jānis Daliņš
Jānis Daliņš (5 November 1904 – 11 June 1978) was a Latvian race walker. Competing in the 50 km event he won a silver medal at the 1932 Olympics, becoming the first athlete to win an Olympic medal competing for Latvia. He also won the 1934 European title and set seven world records in the 1930s. At the 1936 Olympics he led the race at 30 km, but abandoned the race due to a leg injury.
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| Nationality | Latvian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 November 1904 Valmiera, Livonian Governorate, Russian Empire | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 June 1978 (aged 73) Melbourne, Australia | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Latvia | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Race walking | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | 5–50 km | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Valmieras Sporta Biedrība | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 10 km – 44:45.8 20 km – 1.34:26.0 (1933) 30 km – 2.31:30.6 (1934) 50 km – 4.37:50, 2 (1937) | |||||||||||||||||
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