Jaan Talts

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Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Competitor for the Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold 1972 Munich Heavyweight
Silver 1968 Mexico City Middle Heavyweight

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

He was 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.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "1972 Summer Olympics – Munich, Germany – Weightlifting" – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 20, 2008)


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Olympic Champions in Weightlifting Heavyweight
1920-1948: +82.5 kg, 1952-1968: +90 kg, 1972+1976: 90-110 kg, 1980-1992: 100-110 kg, 1996: 99-108 kg, 2000+2004: 94-105 kg
1920: Filippo Bottino • 1924: Giuseppe Tonani • 1928: Josef Straßberger • 1932: Jaroslav Skobla • 1936: Josef Manger • 1948+1952: John Davis • 1956: Paul Anderson • 1960: Yury Vlasov • 1964+1968: Leonid Zhabotinsky • 1972: Jaan Talts • 1976: Yuri Zaitsev • 1980: Leonid Taranenko • 1984: Norberto Oberburger • 1988: Yury Zakharevitch • 1992: Ronny Weller • 1996: Timur Taymazov • 2000: Hossein Tavakoli • 2004: Dmitry Berestov
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