Saul Hallap
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| Born |
10 December 1897 Erastvere, Estonia | |||||||||
| Died |
18 July 1941 (aged 43) Umbusi, Estonia | |||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | |||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||
| Club | Kalev Tartu | |||||||||
Medal record
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Saul Hallap (10 December 1897 – 18 July 1941) was an Estonian middleweight weightlifter who won a world title in 1922 and placed ninth at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1][2] After retiring from competitions he worked as a circus performer and masseur. He was killed during World War II together with his partner, the circus acrobat Alma Kaaluga. Since 2002 a memorial weightlifting tournament has been held in Tartu in his honor.[3]
References
- ↑ Saul Hallap. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Saul Hallap. chidlovski.net
- ↑ Hallap, Saul. Eesti spordi biograafiline leksikon
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