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Jaan Kikkas
Personal information
Born5 June 1892
Valga, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire
Died9 March 1944(1944-03-09) (aged 51)
Tallinn, Generalbezirk Estland
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
ClubKalev Tartu
Medal record
Representing  Estonia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1924 Paris Middleweight

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]

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

  1. ^ a b Jaan Kikkas Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Jaan Kikkas. chidlovski.net
  3. ^ "Jaan Kikkas". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  4. ^ Kikkas, Jaan. Eesti spordi biograafiline leksikon
  5. ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
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