Leonhard Kukk Explained

Leonhard Kukk
Nationality:Estonian
Sport:Weightlifting
Birth Date:12 August 1906
Birth Place:Pangodi, Estonia
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Tallinn, Estonia

Leonhard Kukk (12 August 1906  - 16 September 1941) was an Estonian weightlifter. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[2] Kukk was a civilian who was shot dead by Soviet soldiers during World War II.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: KUKK, LEONHARD. 3 October 2021. ESBL. 22 March 2023.
  2. Leonhard Kukk Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418082249/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ku/leonhard-kukk-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 20 December 2019.
  3. Web site: Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 20 December 2019.