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Jaan Talts

1944 - Today

Jaan Talts

Jaan Talts (born 19 May 1944) is a former Estonian weightlifter. He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a silver and a gold medal, respectively. Throughout his career, Talts won two world and four European titles and set approximately 40 world records. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Jaan Talts is the 777th most popular athlete (down from 750th in 2024), the 150th most popular biography from Estonia (up from 152nd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Estonian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jaan Talts ranks 777 out of 6,025. Before him are Pertti Karppinen, Giorgio Pessina, Hildrun Laufer-Claus, Nate Brooks, Sabin Carr, and Evelin Jahl. After him are David Dunlap, William Grut, Leslie Laing, Jörg Lucke, Étienne Desmarteau, and David Jenkins.

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Pertti Karppinen
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 771
Giorgio Pessina
1902 - 1977
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 772
Hildrun Laufer-Claus
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 773
Nate Brooks
1933 - 2020
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 774
Sabin Carr
1904 - 1983
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 775
Evelin Jahl
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 776
Jaan Talts
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 777
David Dunlap
1910 - 1994
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 778
William Grut
1914 - 2012
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 779
Leslie Laing
1925 - 2021
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 780
Jörg Lucke
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 781
Étienne Desmarteau
1873 - 1905
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 782
David Jenkins
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 783

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Jaan Talts ranks 478. Before him are Said Musa, Helmut Dietl, Jimmy Johnstone, Pepe Romero, Rudi Assauer, and Valdeir Vieira. After him are Sergio Markarián, Boz Scaggs, Julio Montero Castillo, Valeriy Porkujan, Tibor Tatai, and István Géczi.

Others Born in 1944

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Said Musa
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 472
Helmut Dietl
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2015
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 473
Jimmy Johnstone
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2006
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 474
Pepe Romero
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 475
Rudi Assauer
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2019
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 476
Valdeir Vieira
COACH
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 477
Jaan Talts
ATHLETE
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 478
Sergio Markarián
COACH
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 479
Boz Scaggs
SINGER
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 480
Julio Montero Castillo
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 481
Valeriy Porkujan
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 482
Tibor Tatai
ATHLETE
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 483
István Géczi
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2018
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 484