Jaan Kikkas
Encyclopedia
Jaan Kikkas (June 5, 1892 – March 9, 1944) was a weightlifter and Olympic bronze medalist from Valga, Estonia
. He won bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics
in Paris
, France
in the middleweight
class.
He died March 9, 1944 during World War II Soviet Air Force bombing in Tallinn
.
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
. He won bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Weightlifting at the 1924 Summer Olympics
The weightlifting competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris consisted of five weight classes, all for men only.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
in the middleweight
Weightlifting at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's 75 kg
The men's middleweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the third-lightest contested, and allowed weightlifters of up to 75 kilograms...
class.
He died March 9, 1944 during World War II Soviet Air Force bombing in Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...
.