Rein Aun (5 October 1940 – 11 March 1995) was a multitalented

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and t ...

n athlete. He competed for the

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in the

decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (''áthlos'', or ἄθ ...

at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics, winning a silver medal in 1964. Aun was born in a family of five brothers and one sister. Their father died when Aun was just 13. He attended a sports school, where he trained in long-distance running before changing to decathlon. His 1964 Olympic medal was his only international success. Domestically, he held the Soviet decathlon titles in 1967–68 and finished second in 1964. In his native Estonia he was a multiple champion in various athletics events and even in volleyball in 1958. In retirement he coached athletics and served as the secretary-general of the Estonian Athletics Association.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Aun, Rein 1940 births 1995 deaths Estonian decathletes Estonian pentathletes Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Athletes from Tallinn Soviet decathletes Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Burials at Liiva Cemetery