Jānis Jordāns

Latvian athlete

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Jānis Jordāns
Personal information
Full name	Jānis Voldemārs Jordāns
Nationality	Latvian
Born	1 October 1888 Kārļu pagasts [lv], Amatas novads
Died	25 February 1944(1944-02-25) (aged 55)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Discus throw

Jānis Voldemārs Jordāns (1 October 1888 – 25 February 1944)^[1] was a Latvian athlete. He competed in the men's discus throw at the 1928 Summer Olympics.^[2] He died in a Soviet prison camp during World War II.^[3]

References

^ "Jānis Jordāns". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jānis Jordāns Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2018.