Friedrich Issak

Friedrich Issak
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Estonia
International University Games
Gold medal – first place 1937 Paris Javelin throw
Bronze medal – third place 1939 Vienna Javelin throw

Friedrich Issak (20 November 1915, Petrograd – 11 May 1991)[1] was an Estonian sportsman and journalist. As a javelin thrower, he won gold and bronze medals at the International University Games and was national champion of Estonia and later the Soviet Union. In addition, he played basketball and volleyball, winning national championship medals in both. He later became editor-in-chief of the culture magazine Kultuur ja Elu.

  1. ^ "Issak, Friedrich". Eesti spordi biograafiline leksikon (in Estonian). Retrieved 18 April 2014.