Jaan Kikkas
Jaan Kikkas was born on June 5, 1892. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Jaan Kikkas
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. 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. He died there in 1944 during a Soviet air raid.