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Jaan Kikkas

Jaan Kikkas, Estonian weightlifter (died 1944)

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Born
June 5, 1892
Died
March 9, 1944
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1892

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.

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Jaan Kikkas timeline

  1. Juhan "Jaan" Kikkas (5 June 1892 – 9 March 1944) was an Estonian middleweight weightlifter.
  2. Kikkas first trained as a cyclist, and changed to weightlifting in 1921, aged 29.
  3. He won a bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics, setting a world record in the snatch.

The world when Jaan Kikkas was born

Jaan Kikkas was born in 1892. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst heavyweight boxing title under Queensberry rules
  • Top headlineEllis Island immigration station opens
  • Technology milestoneDiesel engine patented by Rudolf Diesel
  • World population~1.52B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
  • U.S. population65.0M

1892 versus 2026

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Measure18922026
Population65.0M341 million

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