Jaan Talts

Jaan Talts
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Men's Weightlifting
Olympic Games
1972 Munich-110 kg
1968 Mexico City-90 kg
World Championships
1970 Columbus-110 kg
1972 Munich-110 kg
1968 Mexico City-90 kg
1969 Warsaw-110 kg
European Championships
1968 Leningrad-90 kg
1969 Warsaw-110 kg
1970 Szombathely-110 kg
1972 Constanţa-110 kg

Jaan Talts (born 19 May 1944) is a former Estonian weightlifter and Olympic champion who competed for the Soviet Union.

Career

Born in Massiaru, Laiksaare, Pärnumaa, Talts won a gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.[1] He received a silver medal in 1968. Throughout his career, he set 43 world records.[2]

Accolades

1995–1996 he was member of the Estonian parliament Riigikogu. In 1998 he was elected as a member of the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "1972 Summer Olympics – Munich, Germany – Weightlifting" Archived 27 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine. – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 20 February 2008).
  2. ↑ "Estonian Olympic Winners. Jaan Talts". Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
  3. ↑ "Weightlifting Hall of Fame". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
  • Jaan Talts at Lift Up (Retrieved on 24 December 2009).
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Jaan Talts". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2009-04-21.
Awards
Preceded by
Mart Vilt		 Estonian Sportsman of the Year
1967–1970		 Succeeded by
Vambola Helm
Preceded by
Vambola Helm		 Estonian Sportsman of the Year
1972		 Succeeded by
Ain Vilde


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