Leonhard Kukk

Leonhard Kukk
Personal information
NationalityEstonian
Born(1906-08-12)12 August 1906
Pangodi, Estonia
Died16 September 1941(1941-09-16) (aged 35)[1]
Tallinn, Estonia
Sport
SportWeightlifting

Leonhard Kukk (12 August 1906 – 16 September 1941) was an Estonian weightlifter. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[2] Kukk was a civilian who was shot dead by Soviet soldiers during World War II.[3]

  1. ^ "KUKK, LEONHARD". ESBL. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2023. (in Estonian)
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leonhard Kukk Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2019.