Saul Hallap Explained

Birth Date:10 December 1897
Birth Place:Erastvere, Estonia
Death Date:18 July 1941 (aged 43)
Death Place:Umbusi, Estonia
Height:172 cm
Weight:79 kg
Sport:Weightlifting
Club:Kalev Tartu
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Saul Hallap (10 December 1897 – 18 July 1941) was an Estonian middleweight weightlifter who won a world title in 1922 and placed ninth at the 1924 Summer Olympics. After retiring from competitions he worked as a circus performer and masseur. He was killed during World War II[1] [2] together with his partner, the circus acrobat Alma Kaal. Since 2002 a memorial weightlifting tournament has been held in Tartu in his honor.

Notes and References

  1. 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 . 24 July 2018 . Sports Reference.
  2. Web site: Saul Hallap . Olympedia . 30 November 2021.