Einar Ræder

Who was Einar Ræder?

Einar Ræder was a Norwegian long jumper. He represented Kristiania IF in Oslo.

Ræder was born in Rindal in Møre og Romsdal county. At the 1920 Summer Olympics he finished eighth in the long jump final with a jump of 6.585 metres. He also competed in decathlon, but did not finish the competition. He never became Norwegian champion in long jump, but won the Norwegian championships in pentathlon in 1920 and 1923 and decathlon in 1922 and 1923.

His personal best jump was 7.07 metres, achieved in 4 September 1920 in Trondheim.

Ræder died in Levanger, Nord-Trøndelag county.