Description:Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Harald Tammer (January 9, 1899 June 6, 1942) was a journalist, athlete and weightlifting World Champion and Olympic bronze medalist from Tallinn, Estonia. Journalist, athlete and weightlifter born in Tallinn. 1915 graduated from Tallinn Commerce School and joined with Sports Association Kalev. At age 17, he won three Russian Athletics Championships medals in shot put, discus throw and hammer throw. Took part in World War I as volunteer and in the War of Independece as member of the Estonian Defence Leagues Kalevi Malev Brigade in Tallinn. 1933 graduated from cole Libre des Sciences Politiques in Paris, (Branch of Diplomacy) and was a lawyer by profession. 1921-28 editor of Eesti Spordileht (Estonian Sports Newspaper), 1923-33 journalist and 1933-1940 Editor-in-Chief of Eesti Pevaleht (Estonian Daily Newspaper). 1940 edited the magazine Revue Baltique. Was an Estonian team flag bearer and achieved 6th place at 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, at shot put competition. 1922 World Champion in heavyweight weightlifting in Estonia Theatre, Tallinn. 1924 bronze medal from Paris Olympic Games with a clean and jerk Olympic record 140 kg and 12th place in shot put. He was also 1928 Estonian Olympic team and 1936 Estonian Olympic team representative. Former President of Rotary Club Tallinn and member of the privat 100 Men's Club named Centum Club (et: Centumi klubi, also known Sajamehe klubi) led by President of Estonia Konstantin Pts. February 7th, 1941 was taken prisoner by the Russians, accused spying for the command of the Estonian Defence Forces and deported to Siberia for 10 years, never to return. Died next year in Stalins Gulag prison camp, named UnLag - Unzenski Camp (ru: ) near Sukhobezvodnoye station (ru:), Semyonovsky District, Nizhny N... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=17322396We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Estonian Weightlifters: Olympic Weightlifters of Estonia, Harald Tammer, Jaan Talts, Jaan Kikkas, Alfred Neuland, Arnold Luhar, Alfred Schmidt. To get started finding Estonian Weightlifters: Olympic Weightlifters of Estonia, Harald Tammer, Jaan Talts, Jaan Kikkas, Alfred Neuland, Arnold Luhar, Alfred Schmidt, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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2010
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1157827497
Estonian Weightlifters: Olympic Weightlifters of Estonia, Harald Tammer, Jaan Talts, Jaan Kikkas, Alfred Neuland, Arnold Luhar, Alfred Schmidt
Description: Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Harald Tammer (January 9, 1899 June 6, 1942) was a journalist, athlete and weightlifting World Champion and Olympic bronze medalist from Tallinn, Estonia. Journalist, athlete and weightlifter born in Tallinn. 1915 graduated from Tallinn Commerce School and joined with Sports Association Kalev. At age 17, he won three Russian Athletics Championships medals in shot put, discus throw and hammer throw. Took part in World War I as volunteer and in the War of Independece as member of the Estonian Defence Leagues Kalevi Malev Brigade in Tallinn. 1933 graduated from cole Libre des Sciences Politiques in Paris, (Branch of Diplomacy) and was a lawyer by profession. 1921-28 editor of Eesti Spordileht (Estonian Sports Newspaper), 1923-33 journalist and 1933-1940 Editor-in-Chief of Eesti Pevaleht (Estonian Daily Newspaper). 1940 edited the magazine Revue Baltique. Was an Estonian team flag bearer and achieved 6th place at 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, at shot put competition. 1922 World Champion in heavyweight weightlifting in Estonia Theatre, Tallinn. 1924 bronze medal from Paris Olympic Games with a clean and jerk Olympic record 140 kg and 12th place in shot put. He was also 1928 Estonian Olympic team and 1936 Estonian Olympic team representative. Former President of Rotary Club Tallinn and member of the privat 100 Men's Club named Centum Club (et: Centumi klubi, also known Sajamehe klubi) led by President of Estonia Konstantin Pts. February 7th, 1941 was taken prisoner by the Russians, accused spying for the command of the Estonian Defence Forces and deported to Siberia for 10 years, never to return. Died next year in Stalins Gulag prison camp, named UnLag - Unzenski Camp (ru: ) near Sukhobezvodnoye station (ru:), Semyonovsky District, Nizhny N... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=17322396We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Estonian Weightlifters: Olympic Weightlifters of Estonia, Harald Tammer, Jaan Talts, Jaan Kikkas, Alfred Neuland, Arnold Luhar, Alfred Schmidt. To get started finding Estonian Weightlifters: Olympic Weightlifters of Estonia, Harald Tammer, Jaan Talts, Jaan Kikkas, Alfred Neuland, Arnold Luhar, Alfred Schmidt, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.