5 June 1892 Valga, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire
Died
9 March 1944(1944-03-09) (aged 51) Tallinn, Generalbezirk Estland
Weight
75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport
Weightlifting
Club
Kalev Tartu
Medal record
Representing Estonia
Olympic Games
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]
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