Karl Kõiv
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Born | 3 December 1894 Tartu, Estonia | |||||||||||
Died | 6 August 1974 (aged 79) Tallinn, Estonia | |||||||||||
Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||
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Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||
Club | Kalev Tartu | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Karl Kõiv (3 December 1894 – 24 April 1972) was an Estonian featherweight weightlifter who won a silver medal at the 1922 World Weightlifting Championships and placed seventh at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1] In 1922–25 he headed the weightlifting section of the Estonian Sports Union. Later he worked as a weightlifting coach and referee, and in this capacity attended the 1936 Summer Olympics.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Karl Kõiv. sports-reference.com
- ^ Kõiv, Karl. Eesti spordi biograafiline leksikon
- ^ "Karl Kõiv". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 September 2021.