Elmar Rähn (3 December 1904 – 3 January 1966) was an Estonian

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. He competed in the men's decathlon at the

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. In 1944, during

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, Rähn fled to Germany and then emigrated to Australia in 1947 where he worked as a sports instructor.EBSL
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) Despite his healthy occupation, he died in 1966 aged only 61, of an intracerebral haemorrhage.

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* 1904 births 1966 deaths Athletes from Tartu People from the Governorate of Estonia Estonian decathletes Olympic athletes for Estonia Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics Estonian World War II refugees Estonian emigrants to Australia Olympic decathletes {{Estonia-athletics-bio-stub