Andreas Faehlmann (27 June 1898 – 10 April 1943) was an Estonian aviation engineer and sailor who competed in the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

. He was born in Vladivostok, Russian Empire, and died in

Bremen Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (german: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, ), is the capital of the German state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (''Freie Hansestadt Bremen''), a two-city-state consis ...

, Germany. In 1928 he was a crew member of the Estonian boat ''Tutti V,'' which won the bronze medal in the 6 metre class. His older brother

Georg Georg may refer to: * Georg (film), ''Georg'' (film), 1997 *Georg (musical), Estonian musical * Georg (given name) * Georg (surname) * , a Kriegsmarine coastal tanker See also

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was also a crew member. His great grand uncle was the notable Estonian philologist and physician Friedrich Robert Faehlmann.

References

Andreas Faehlmann's profile at Sports Reference.com
1898 births 1943 deaths Estonian male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors of Estonia Sailors at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre Olympic bronze medalists for Estonia Olympic medalists in sailing Sportspeople from Vladivostok Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics {{Estonia-Olympic-medalist-stub