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Alfred Schmidt

1898 - 1972

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Alfred Schmidt (from 1936 Ain Sillak, 1 May 1898 – 5 November 1972) was an Estonian featherweight weightlifter who won a silver medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics. Schmidt first trained in long-distance running, and took up weightlifting in 1919 while serving in the Estonian Army. Next year he won an Olympic silver medal, and in 1922 a national title. At the 1922 World Championships he was not allowed to compete, as he surpassed the body weight limit of his division, and hence acted as an official and referee. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alfred Schmidt is the 432nd most popular athlete (up from 482nd in 2019), the 112th most popular biography from Estonia (up from 128th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Estonian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Alfred Schmidt ranks 432 out of 6,025. Before him are Henri Hazebrouck, Simon Slåttvik, John Kuck, Pavel Lednyov, Renate Boy, and George Parker. After him are Nam Sung-yong, Giancarlo Ferrari, Walther Katzenstein, Konstantinos Tsiklitiras, Vilho Tuulos, and Aleksandra Chudina.

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Among people born in 1898, Alfred Schmidt ranks 169. Before him are Erich Bey, Alfred Sauvy, Eugen Wüster, Louis Adamic, Hisamuddin of Selangor, and Arnold Chikobava. After him are Armand Hammer, Rudolph Maté, Pyotr Leshchenko, Emmanuel Bove, Akmal Ikramov, and Bessie Love. Among people deceased in 1972, Alfred Schmidt ranks 148. Before him are Gustav Wiederkehr, Abeid Karume, Alfons Gorbach, Martim Mércio da Silveira, Abraham Joshua Heschel, and Marianne Moore. After him are Max Fleischer, Balys Dvarionas, Robert Andersson, Markos Vamvakaris, Romas Kalanta, and Roger Courtois.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Alfred Schmidt ranks 112 out of 351. Before him are Ragnar Nurkse (1907), Juhan Aavik (1884), Paavo Järvi (1962), Amandus Adamson (1855), Ants Laikmaa (1866), and Miina Härma (1864). After him are Kristjan Palusalu (1908), Hella Wuolijoki (1886), Otto Tief (1889), Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann (1805), Artur Kapp (1878), and Oskar Luts (1887).

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Among ATHLETES In Estonia

Among athletes born in Estonia, Alfred Schmidt ranks 5. Before him are Jüri Lossmann (1891), Roman Steinberg (1900), Aleksander Klumberg (1899), and Jüri Tarmak (1946). After him are Jaan Kikkas (1892), Harald Tammer (1899), Jaan Talts (1944), Ilmar Kullam (1922), Jüri Tamm (1957), Adalberts Bubenko (1910), and Jaak Uudmäe (1954).

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