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Olaf Luiga

Estonian weightlifter and wrestler (1908-1939)

Born
23 August 1908, Omsk
Died
5 July 1939, Tartu
Citizenship
Estonia
Sport
weightlifting, amateur wrestling
Occupation
weightlifter, amateur wrestler

Olaf Luiga (23 August 1908 – 5 July 1939) was an Estonian weightlifter. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Luiga began training as a boxer at the Kalev Tallinn multi-sport club in 1924 with Valter Palm. From 1933 to 1939 he was a member of the board of the Kalev Weightlifting Department. He was a member of both the Estonian national weightlifting and wrestling teams. He died of cancer, aged 30, and was buried in Tallinn's Rahumäe cemetery.

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