Albert Kusnets
Estonian wrestler and coach (1902–1942)
- Born
- 25 August 1904, Kambja Rural Municipality
- Died
- 1942, Verkhnyaya Toyma
- Citizenship
- Estonia
- Sport
- amateur wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler, coach
Albert Eduard Kusnets (25 August 1902 – 1942) was a middleweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Estonia. He competed in the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics and placed fourth and third, respectively. He won his 1928 bronze medal despite breaking a leg in 1928 and not competing until the Olympics. He earned three more medals at the European championships in 1927–1933. Kusnets missed the 1932 Olympics, because Estonia could not afford sending a team to Los Angeles during the Great Depression. After retiring in 1933 he worked as wrestling coach, and prepared the Olympic champion Kristjan Palusalu.
In 1941, he was sent to a Russian labor camp in Arkhangelsk Oblast, where he starved to death the next winter.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics – men's Greco-Roman middleweight | ||
| 1924 Summer Olympics | 1924 |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q724430 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.