Arnold Vaide
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Arnold Wiedenbach 17 April 1926 |
| Died | 5 June 2011 (aged 85) Halmstad, Sweden |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Marathon |
| Club | IFK Halmstad |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 2:25:30 (1960)[2] |
Arnold Vaide (17 April 1926 – 5 June 2011) was an Estonian-born Swedish athlete and football coach. He was involved with various sections of the Halmstad sports club for 40 years.[3]
Athletics career
[edit | edit source]Arnold Vaide was born and raised in Salla, Estonia. His brother Karl Vaide was an accomplished orienteer, skiing and shooting referee and trainer. While a student, he began training as a skier under instruction of Elmar Liiv. In 1944, following the second Soviet occupation of Estonia during World War II, Vaide fled to Sweden as a refugee while his brother Karl remained in Estonia and became an Estonian veteran orienteering champion.[1]
He competed for Sweden in the marathon at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and placed 11th and 21st, respectively.[2][4] He also won the Swedish national titles in 1958 and 1960.[3]
Football career
[edit | edit source]| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 April 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | Salla, Estonia | ||
| Date of death | 5 June 2011 (aged 85) | ||
| Place of death | Halmstad, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1963 | Halmstad | ||
In 1963 he served as a coach of football club Halmstad, alongside Rune Ludvigsson.[5] He was in charge of the player's fitness, while Ludvigsson was in charge of the match tactics.[3]
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- 1926 births
- 2011 deaths
- People from Väike-Maarja Parish
- Sportspeople from Lääne-Viru County
- Swedish football managers
- Halmstads BK managers
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- Estonian men marathon runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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