Arvīds Immermanis

Arvīds Immermanis
Personal information
Born (1912-09-09)9 September 1912
Died July 1947 (1947-08) (aged 34)
Siberia, Russia

Arvīds Immermanis (9 September 1912 July 1947) was a Latvian cyclist. He competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]

He competed and finished in first place in four Latvian Cycling championships; 1934 sprint race, 1935 and 1937 team road race and track cycling.[2] Immermanis won three first places in the Latvian National Cycling competition, Vienības brauciens (Unity Ride in Latvia), from 1936 until 1938.[3] Immermanis worked at the G. Ērenpreis Bicycle Factory.[4]

He died in a Soviet prison camp in 1947.[5]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Arvīds Immermanis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  2. ARVĪDS IMMERMANIS - Latvian Olympic. http://olimpiade.lv/lv/latvijas-olimpiesi/arvids-immermanis-231?ref=%3Fq%3Dimmermanis (Accessed February 4, 2015)
  3. Liepiņš Edvīns, Seregins Jānis (2009), From Leutner to Erenpreis. 100 years of bicycle manufacturing in Latvia. Publisher Latvijas Industriālā mantojuma fonds, ISBN 9934805006.
  4. ARVĪDS IMMERMANIS - Latvian Olympic. http://olimpiade.lv/lv/latvijas-olimpiesi/arvids-immermanis-231?ref=%3Fq%3Dimmermanis (Accessed February 6, 2015)
  5. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
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