Juhan "Jaan" Kikkas (5 June 1892 – 9 March 1944) was an Estonian middleweight weightlifter. He won a bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics, setting a world record in the snatch.

Kikkas first trained as a cyclist, and changed to weightlifting in 1921, aged 29. Next year he placed fourth at the world championships. In 1925 he won his only national weightlifting title. After retiring from competitions he ran his metal workshop in Tallinn. He died there in 1944 during a Soviet air raid.

Jaan Kikkas

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Profile with picture

The Soviet terror air raid to Tallinn on March 9/10, 1944

Juhan Kikas at The March Raid Dedication List

1892 births

1944 deaths

Sportspeople from Valga, Estonia

People from Kreis Walk

Estonian male weightlifters

Olympic bronze medalists for Estonia

Olympic weightlifters for Estonia

Weightlifters at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Olympic medalists in weightlifting

Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Civilians killed in World War II

Deaths by airstrike during World War II

Jaan Kikkas