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Jaan Talts

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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Jaan Talts is the 795th most popular athlete (down from 772nd in 2019), the 148th 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 795 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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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.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Jaan Talts ranks 148 out of 351. Before him are Harald Tammer (1899), Joann Lõssov (1921), Voldemar Väli (1903), Aleksey Shakhmatov (1864), Carl Gustav Axel Harnack (1851), and Heino Kruus (1926). After him are Uku Masing (1909), Vladas Mikėnas (1910), Mart Helme (1949), Ilmar Kullam (1922), Jüri Tamm (1957), and Jüri Jaakson (1870).

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Among ATHLETES In Estonia

Among athletes born in Estonia, Jaan Talts ranks 8. Before him are Roman Steinberg (1900), Aleksander Klumberg (1899), Jüri Tarmak (1946), Alfred Schmidt (1898), Jaan Kikkas (1892), and Harald Tammer (1899). After him are Ilmar Kullam (1922), Jüri Tamm (1957), Adalberts Bubenko (1910), Jaak Uudmäe (1954), Arnold Luhaäär (1905), and Kalevi Kotkas (1913).

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