Jaan Talts
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| Nationality | Estonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 May 1944 Massiaru | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jaan Talts (born 19 May 1944) is a former Estonian weightlifter and Olympic champion who competed for the Soviet Union.
Career
Born in Massiaru, Laiksaare, Pärnumaa, Talts won a gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.[1] He received a silver medal in 1968. Throughout his career, he set 43 world records.[2]
Accolades
1995–1996 he was member of the Estonian parliament Riigikogu. In 1998 he was elected as a member of the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.[3]
References
- ^ "1972 Summer Olympics – Munich, Germany – Weightlifting" Archived 27 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 20 February 2008).
- ^ "Estonian Olympic Winners. Jaan Talts". Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
- ^ "Weightlifting Hall of Fame". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
External links
- Jaan Talts at Lift Up (Retrieved on 24 December 2009).
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jaan Talts". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 21 April 2009.
- Jaan Talts at Lift Up
- Jaan Talts at Olympics.com
- Jaan Talts at Olympedia
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Categories:
- Use dmy dates from April 2013
- 1944 births
- Living people
- People from Häädemeeste Parish
- Estonian Reform Party politicians
- Members of the Riigikogu
- Estonian male weightlifters
- Soviet male weightlifters
- Olympic weightlifters of the Soviet Union
- Weightlifters at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Weightlifters at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
- Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union
- Olympic medalists in weightlifting
- Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- European Weightlifting Championships medalists
- World Weightlifting Championships medalists