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| Personal information | |
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| Born | 25 March 1893 |
| Died | 22 March 1971 (aged 77) |
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | 100–1500 m |
| Club | Estonian Sports Association Kalev |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personalbest(s) | 60 m – 7.1 (1917) 100 m – 11.0 (1917) 200 m – 23.4 (1917) 400 m – 52.3 (1917) 800 m – 1:59.3 (1922) 1500 m – 4:11.0 (1917)[1][2][3] |
Johannes Leopold Villemson (25 March 1893 – 22 March 1971) was anEstonian runner who competed at the1920 Summer Olympics.[4] He was eliminated in the first round of the800 m and1500 m events.[2]
At school, Villemson focused on accounting and foreign languages. He started as a speed skater in 1909 but later changed to running and won three consecutive Russian 1500 m titles in 1914–16, placing second-third over 400 m and 800 m and setting multiple Russian records in 800–1500 m events. Later, between 1917 and 1930, he won more than 20 Estonian titles over 100–1500 m distances. He was representative for the1924,1928 and1936 Estonian Olympic teams and served as awrestlingjudge at these games. Between 1920 and 1940, he also took various administrative posts in Estonian athletics and wrestling bodies. In 1944, following theSoviet occupation of Estonia, he fled to Germany and then to the United States, arriving there in 1949. He worked inChicago as a controller at an electrical appliances factory and for many years headed the Estonian Society.[1]
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