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 |
Show-Medals: | yes |
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.