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Medal record
Men’s Athletics
Competitor for  Estonia
Olympic Games
Bronze 1924 Paris Decathlon

Aleksander ("Leks") Klumberg (later Kolmpere) (April 17, 1899 – February 10, 1958) was an Estonian athlete who mainly competed in the decathlon.

He competed for Estonia at the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France where he won the bronze medal in the men's decathlon competition. He was also very strong in many individual events, placing 5th at the 1920 Olympics in the javelin throw. In 1922 he became the first official world record holder in the decathlon, albeit with a performance inferior to the Stockholm 1912 series of Jim Thorpe. He changed his surname to Kolmpere in 1936.

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Preceded by
Incumbent
Men's Decathlon World Record Holder
July 5, 1920 – July 12, 1924
Succeeded by
United States Harold Osborn







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