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Juhan "Jaan" Kikkas (5 June 1892 – 9 March 1944) was an Estonian middleweight weightlifter. He won a bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics, setting a world record in the snatch.[1][2]

Jaan Kikkas

Personal information
Born	5 June 1892 Valga, Estonia
Died	9 March 1944(1944-03-09) (aged 51) Tallinn, Estonia
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport	Weightlifting
Club	Kalev Tartu
Medal record Representing  Estonia Olympic Games 1924 Paris Middleweight

Kikkas first trained as a cyclist, and changed to weightlifting in 1921, aged 29. Next year he placed fourth at the world championships. In 1925 he won his only national weightlifting title. After retiring from competitions he ran his metal workshop in Tallinn.[3] He died there in 1944 during a Soviet air raid.[1][4][5]

References

External links

• Profile with picture
• The Soviet terror air raid to Tallinn on March 9/10, 1944
• Juhan Kikas at The March Raid Dedication List

На других языках

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- [en] Jaan Kikkas

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[it] Jaan Kikkas

Juhan "Jaan" Kikkas (Valga, 5 giugno 1892 – Tallinn, 9 marzo 1944) è stato un sollevatore estone.

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[ru] Киккас, Юхан

Юхан «Яан» Киккас (эст. Juhan Kikkas, 5 июня 1892 — 9 марта 1944) — эстонский тяжелоатлет, призёр Олимпийских игр в Париже (1924). Выступал в весовой категории до 75 килограммов.

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