Erik von Holst
Erik von Holst (30 August 1894, in Vaivara Parish, Estonia – 31 May 1962, in Eutin, West Germany) was an Estonian/German sailor and ice sailor who represented Estonia in the 1936 Summer Olympics in the men's olympic monotype class. He also designed and constructed the International Monotype-XV ice yacht.
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Erik von Holst
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- Born
- 1894 · Vaivara Rural Municipality.
- Died
- 1962 · Eutin.
- Nationality
- Estonia · Germany · Russian Empire
- Occupation
- engineer · sailor · resettler · merchant · designer
- Education
- Bērzaine Gymnasium · Tallinn Cathedral School
- Languages
- German · Estonian
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Erik von Holst (30 August 1894, in Vaivara Parish, Estonia – 31 May 1962, in Eutin, West Germany) was an Estonian/German sailor and ice sailor who represented Estonia in the 1936 Summer Olympics in the men's olympic monotype class. He also designed and constructed the International Monotype-XV ice yacht.
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Born at Vaivara Rural Municipality in 1894, died in Eutin in 1962.
Erik von Holst studied at Bērzaine Gymnasium and Tallinn Cathedral School. The recorded working language is German and Estonian.
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