Birth Date: | 25 July 1898 |
Birth Place: | Tartu, Estonia |
Death Date: | 2 March 1991 (aged 92) |
Death Place: | Tallinn, Estonia |
Weight: | 66 kg |
Sport: | Weightlifting |
Club: | Kalev Tartu |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Eduard Vanaaseme (25 July 1898 – 2 March 1991) was an Estonian lightweight weightlifter.[1] In 1922 he won a national title and a silver medal at the world championships, and set an unofficial world record in press. He placed sixth at the 1924 Summer Olympics. After retiring from competitions he worked as a bookbinder and acted as a weightlifting referee.