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Jaan Kikkas

1892 - 1944

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jaan Kikkas has received more than 12,812 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Jaan Kikkas is the 599th most popular athlete (down from 299th in 2019), the 141st most popular biography from Estonia (down from 112th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Estonian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jaan Kikkas ranks 599 out of 6,025. Before her are Lindy Remigino, Naftali Temu, Leo Sexton, Verner Järvinen, George Baird, and Kurt Behrens. After her are Axel Norling, Alan Helffrich, Arthur Barnard, Wyndham Halswelle, Eric Backman, and Olivér Halassy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Jaan Kikkas ranks 219. Before her are Grigory Shajn, Wendell Willkie, Walter Bathe, Vilmos Apor, Gerhard Rohlfs, and Graciliano Ramos. After her are Milena Rudnytska, Werner Bergengruen, Aleksandra Beļcova, Cuno Hoffmeister, Mississippi John Hurt, and Hal Foster. Among people deceased in 1944, Jaan Kikkas ranks 252. Before her are Pierre Brossolette, Wendell Willkie, Victor Basch, Rudolf Harbig, Ștefania Mărăcineanu, and Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst. After her are Shigeo Arai, Dietrich Kraiss, Josef Lhévinne, Leon Kozłowski, Kustaa Pihlajamäki, and C. V. Boys.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Jaan Kikkas ranks 141 out of 351. Before her are Aavo Pikkuus (1954), Jüri Ratas (1978), Mart Helme (1949), August Jakobson (1904), Ester Mägi (1922), and Voldemar Väli (1903). After her are Juhan Liiv (1864), Jaak Uudmäe (1954), Vladas Mikėnas (1910), Anne Veski (1956), Adalberts Bubenko (1910), and Bruno Junk (1929).

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Among ATHLETES In Estonia

Among athletes born in Estonia, Jaan Kikkas ranks 6. Before her are Jüri Lossmann (1891), Jüri Tarmak (1946), Aleksander Klumberg (1899), Alfred Schmidt (1898), and Jüri Tamm (1957). After her are Jaak Uudmäe (1954), Adalberts Bubenko (1910), Bruno Junk (1929), Jaan Talts (1944), Harald Tammer (1899), and Ilmar Kullam (1922).

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