Saul Hallap

Saul Hallap
Personal information
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)
Sport
Sport Weightlifting
Club Kalev Tartu

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

  1. Saul Hallap. sports-reference.com
  2. Saul Hallap. chidlovski.net
  3. Hallap, Saul. Eesti spordi biograafiline leksikon



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